“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
Parallel translations
- KJV It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- BSB “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
- ESV “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
- NKJV “It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
- NASB “Bad, bad,” says the buyer, But when he goes his way, then he boasts.
- NLT The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,” then brags about getting a bargain!
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- 1 Th 4:6that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
- Hos 12:7–8A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.
- Eccl 1:10Is there a thing of which it may be said, “Behold, this is new?” It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
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