English Standard Version
He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not.

New American Standard Bible
"Like a flower he comes forth and withers. He also flees like a shadow and does not remain.

King James Bible
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He blossoms like a flower, then withers; he flees like a shadow and does not last.

International Standard Version
He springs up like a flower and then withers. Like a shadow, he disappears and doesn't last.

NET Bible
He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He comes up like a flower; then he withers. He is like a fleeting shadow; he doesn't stay long.

King James 2000 Bible
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not.

American King James Version
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down: he flees also as a shadow, and continues not.

American Standard Version
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who cometh forth like a flower, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a shadow, and never continueth in the same state.

Darby Bible Translation
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down; and he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not.

English Revised Version
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Webster's Bible Translation
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

World English Bible
He comes forth like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn't continue.

Young's Literal Translation
As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.