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A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.
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American Standard Version
A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.
Christian Standard Bible
The horse is a false hope for safety; it provides no escape by its great power.
English Standard Version
The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
King James Version
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
New American Standard Bible
A horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it rescue anyone by its great strength.
New International Version
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
New King James Version
A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
New Living Translation
Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory— for all its strength, it cannot save you.