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Douay-Rheims
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But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings.
King James
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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Louis Second
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Mais en vain jette-t-on le filet Devant les yeux de tout ce qui a des ailes
Martin Luther
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Denn es ist vergeblich, das Netz auswerfen vor den Augen der Vögel.
Vulgate
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frustra autem iacitur rete ante oculos pinnatorum

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


frustra : in vain, mistakenly, wantonly, without reason.
autem : but, on the other hand, however, moreover, also.
ante : (prep. + acc.) before/ in front of/ (adv.) before, previously.