Well, think again, you idiots, fools—how long before you get smart? Do you think Ear-Maker doesn’t hear, Eye-Shaper doesn’t see? Do you think the trainer of nations doesn’t correct, the teacher of Adam doesn’t know? GOD knows, all right— knows your stupidity, sees your shallowness.

The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath.

The LORD knows people’s thoughts; he knows they are worthless!

The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

The LORD knows what people think. He knows their thoughts are just a puff of wind.

Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, That they are vanity.

The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.

The LORD knows the thoughts of man, That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).

The Lord has fully examined every thought of man and found them all to be empty and futile.

the LORD—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.