Results for vain translation from English to Afrikaans

antonym for vain
antoniem vir ydel

if i be wicked, why then labour i in vain?
ek sal tog skuldig wees--waarom sal ek my dan tevergeefs afmat?

give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
wie sal my bring in die versterkte stad? wie kan my lei tot in edom?

have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
het julle verniet so baie gely? as dit maar verniet was!

and again, the lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
en verder: die here ken die gedagtes van die wyse mense, dat dit nietig is.

should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
sal 'n wyse man met winderige wetenskap antwoord gee en sy buik vul met oostewind--

behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
kyk, julle het dit almal self aanskou, en waarom koester julle dan 'n ydele hoop?

and they shall know that i am the lord, and that i have not said in vain that i would do this evil unto them.
en hulle sal weet dat ek die here is; ek het nie tevergeefs gespreek dat ek hulle hierdie onheil sal berokken nie.

for he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
want hy ken die valse mense, en hy sien die ongeregtigheid sonder dat hy juis daarop ag gee.

why still indulge in vain quarrelling and lamentations? away, then! what must be must be!
ag, dit moet so wees, so gaan aan!

trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
ja, nietigheid is die mensekinders, leuens is die aansienlikes; in die weegskaal moet hulle opgaan, almal saam is hulle minder as nietigheid.

then jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of tob: and there were gathered vain men to jephthah, and went out with him.
daarop vlug jefta van sy broers af weg en hy gaan woon in die land tob; en ligsinnige manne het by jefta aangesluit en saam met hom uitgetrek.

how do ye say, we are wise, and the law of the lord is with us? lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
hoe durf julle sê: ons is wys, en die wet van die here is by ons? waarlik, kyk, bedrieglik werk die leuenpen van die skrywers.