King James Version (KJV)
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Modern English
The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol below.
Hebrew
אֹ֣רַח חַיִּ֣ים לְמַ֑עְלָה לְ֝מַשְׂכִּ֗יל לְמַ֣עַן ס֣וּר מִשְּׁא֣וֹל מָֽטָּה׃
ʾoraḥ ḥayiym lmaʿlah lmashkiyl lmaʿan svr mishʾvol maṭah