ASV: For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.
BBE: For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.
DBY: because his letters, he says, are weighty and strong, but his presence in the body weak, and his speech naught.
KJV: For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
WEY: For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."
WBS: For his letters (say they) are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
WEB: For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised."
YLT: because the letters indeed -- saith one -- 'are' weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'
