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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי קצר המצע מהשתרע והמסכה צרה כהתכנס
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky qTSr hmTS` mhSHtr` vhmskh TSrh khtkns

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
coangustatum est enim stratum ita ut alter decidat et pallium breve utrumque operire non potest

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For the bed is shorter than a man can stretch himself upon: and the covering narrower than he can wrap himself in.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Darby Bible Translation   
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering can- not cover both.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.
God's Word   
The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in.
International Standard Version   
because the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its blankets too narrow to wrap around oneself!
NET Bible   
For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself.
New American Standard Bible   
The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in.
New International Version   
The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.
New Living Translation   
The bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
The World English Bible   
For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.