American Standard Version of 1901
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{Or, As water showeth face to face, so the heart showeth man to man}As in water face answereth to face,So the heart of man to man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the {Greek: laver.}washing of water with the word,
For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding {Greek: the face of his birth.}his natural face in a mirror:
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
{Or, All words are feeble}All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
but having food and covering {Or, in these we shall have enough}we shall be therewith content.
{Greek: Let your turn of mind be free.}Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, {Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:5}I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold {Or, a land that is very far off Hebrew: a land of far distances.}a land that reacheth afar.
As for me, {Or, let me}I shall behold thy face in righteousness; {Or, let me}I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.