"Faced by failure of credit they have proposed only the lending of more money. Stripped of the lure of profit by which to induce our people to follow their false leadership, they have resorted to exhortations, pleading tearfully for restored confidence. They know only the rules of a generation of self-seekers. They have no vision, and when there is no vision the people perish." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address. U.S. Inaugural Addresses.Saturday, March 4, 1933The last sentence is taken from Proverbs 29:18 and although the King James translation is resolved as "the people perish" that is not the only way the proverb can be understood. Here are some variations. See if they strike a chord.
Proverbs 29:18
New American Standard Bible (©1995)Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is he who keeps the law.
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)Without prophetic vision people run wild, but blessed are those who follow [God's] teachings.
King James BibleWhere there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
American King James VersionWhere there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.
American Standard VersionWhere there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
Bible in Basic EnglishWhere there is no vision, the people are uncontrolled; but he who keeps the law will be happy.
Douay-Rheims BibleWhen prophecy shall fail, the people shall be scattered abroad: but he that keepeth the law is blessed.
Young's Literal TranslationWithout a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!
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