Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethat he should live on forever and not see decay. Young's Literal Translation And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit. King James Bible That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption. Hebrew that he should live onוִֽיחִי־ (wî·ḥî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive forever לָנֶ֑צַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity and not לֹ֖א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no see יִרְאֶ֣ה (yir·’eh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see decay. הַשָּֽׁחַת׃ (haš·šā·ḥaṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction |