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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי-נפשו בחייו יברך ויודך כי-תיטיב לך
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky-npSHv bKHyyv ybrk vyvdk ky-tytyb lk

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
si videbas furem consentiebas ei et cum adulteris erat pars tua

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well to yourself.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well for yourself.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
New King James Version   
Though while he lives he blesses himself (For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),
21st Century King James Version   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul (and men will praise thee when thou doest well for thyself),

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Because he blesses his soul in his life, he will acknowledge you when you bless him.
Darby Bible Translation   
Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, --
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul, and men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed —and though you get praise when you do well for yourself—
God's Word   
Even though he blesses himself while he is alive (and they praise you when you do well for yourself),
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Though he praises himself during his lifetime-- and people praise you when you do well for yourself--
International Standard Version   
although he considers himself blessed while he's alive. Though people praise you for doing well,
NET Bible   
He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!"
New American Standard Bible   
Though while he lives he congratulates himself-- And though men praise you when you do well for yourself--
New International Version   
Though while they live they count themselves blessed-- and people praise you when you prosper--
New Living Translation   
In this life they consider themselves fortunate and are applauded for their success.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
The World English Bible   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul-- and men praise you when you do well for yourself--
EasyEnglish Bible   
While he lived, he was happy with his life. He thought, ‘People will praise me, because I am rich.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)
New Life Version   
Even if while he lives, he thinks good of himself, and even though men praise you when you do well for yourself,
The Voice Bible   
During their lives, they seek every blessing and advantage because others praise you when you’ve done well.
Living Bible   
Though a man calls himself happy all through his life—and the world loudly applauds success—
New Catholic Bible   
When he dies, he will take nothing with him; his wealth will not accompany him below.
Legacy Standard Bible   
For while he lives he blesses his soul— And men will praise you when you do well for yourself—
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Though while he lives, his life shall be blessed: and men will praise thee when thou art prosperous.
Christian Standard Bible   
Though he blesses himself during his lifetime— and you are acclaimed when you do well for yourself—
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous, and though a man gets praise when he does well [for himself],
New Century Version   
Even though they were praised when they were alive— and people may praise you when you succeed—
The Message   
So don’t be impressed with those who get rich and pile up fame and fortune. They can’t take it with them; fame and fortune all get left behind. Just when they think they’ve arrived and folks praise them because they’ve made good, They enter the family burial plot where they’ll never see sunshine again.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Throughout his life he congratulates himself: “People praise you because you have done so well for yourself.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy —for you are praised when you do well for yourself—
Good News Translation®   
Even if someone is satisfied with this life and is praised because he is successful,
Wycliffe Bible   
For his soul shall be blessed in his life; he shall acknowledge to thee, when thou hast done well to him. (Even though his soul shall be blessed in this life; and people shall praise him, when he hath done well for himself.)
Contemporary English Version   
We humans are praised when we do well, and all of us are glad to be alive.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy, and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy —for you are praised when you do well for yourself—
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy —for you are praised when you do well for yourself—
Common English Bible © 2011   
Though they consider themselves blessed during their lives, and even thank you when you deal well with them,
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous— And though people praise you when you do well for yourself—
English Standard Version Anglicised   
For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed —and though you get praise when you do well for yourself—
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
At his death he will not take along anything, his glory will not go down after him.
New American Standard Bible   
Though while he lives he congratulates himself— And though people praise you when you do well for yourself—
The Expanded Bible   
Even though they were ·praised [blessed] when they were alive— and people may praise you when you ·succeed [do well]—
Tree of Life Version   
For when he dies he takes nothing away. His splendor will not follow him down.
Revised Standard Version   
Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy, and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself,
New International Reader's Version   
While they lived, they believed they were blessed. People praised them when things were going well for them.
BRG Bible   
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
Complete Jewish Bible   
For when he dies, he won’t take it with him; his wealth will not go down after him.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy —for you are praised when you do well for yourself—
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Though his nefesh during his life yevarech (he blessed)—for they praise thee when thou doest well for thyself—
Names of God Bible   
Even though he blesses himself while he is alive (and they praise you when you do well for yourself),
Modern English Version   
Though while he lives he blesses his soul— and men will praise you when you do well for yourself—
Easy-to-Read Version   
A wealthy man might tell himself how well he has done in life. And other people might praise him.
International Children’s Bible   
He was praised when he was alive. (And people may praise you when you succeed.)
Lexham English Bible   
Though he congratulated his soul while he was living —and people will praise you when you do well for yourself—
New International Version - UK   
Though while they live they count themselves blessed – and people praise you when you prosper –