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當代譯本
因為生命的贖價高昂，無人付得起，
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新标点和合本
叫他长远活着，不见朽坏；因为赎他生命的价值极贵，只可永远罢休。
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和合本2010（上帝版-简体）
让他长远活着，不见地府；因为赎生命的价值极贵，只可永远罢休。
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和合本2010（神版-简体）
让他长远活着，不见地府；因为赎生命的价值极贵，只可永远罢休。
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当代译本
因为生命的赎价高昂，无人付得起，
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圣经新译本
（因为他生命的赎价非常昂贵，只好永远放弃，）
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中文标准译本
——因为灵魂的赎价昂贵，人只好永远罢休——
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新標點和合本
叫他長遠活着，不見朽壞；因為贖他生命的價值極貴，只可永遠罷休。
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和合本2010（上帝版-繁體）
讓他長遠活着，不見地府；因為贖生命的價值極貴，只可永遠罷休。
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和合本2010（神版-繁體）
讓他長遠活着，不見地府；因為贖生命的價值極貴，只可永遠罷休。
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聖經新譯本
（因為他生命的贖價非常昂貴，只好永遠放棄，）
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呂振中譯本
使他永久活着，不見冥坑；因為贖他性命的價值極貴，他只好永遠罷休，勿圖自贖。
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中文標準譯本
——因為靈魂的贖價昂貴，人只好永遠罷休——
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文理和合譯本
俾其永存不朽、蓋其生命、贖價甚重、永久無成兮、
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文理委辦譯本
生命之價、既貴且昂、欲贖無從兮、
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施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經
贖其生命、價值昂貴、永不得成、
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吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集
黃金高北斗。未足賂天帝。
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New International Version
the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—
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New International Reader's Version
The price for a life is very high. No payment is ever enough.
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English Standard Version
for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice,
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New Living Translation
Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enough
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Christian Standard Bible
since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying—
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New American Standard Bible
For the redemption of his soul is priceless, And he should cease imagining forever—
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New King James Version
For the redemption of their souls is costly, And it shall cease forever—
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American Standard Version
( For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
since the price of redeeming him is too costly, one should forever stop trying—
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King James Version
( For the redemption of their soul[ is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
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New English Translation
( the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),
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World English Bible
For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
