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Read›Wisdom of Solomon›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- A man indeed killeth through his malice: and the spirit, when it is gone forth, returneth not; neither the soul received up cometh again.
- WEB
- But though a man kills by his wickedness, he can’t retrieve the spirit that has departed or release the imprisoned soul.
- DRC
- A man indeed killeth through malice, and when the spirit is gone forth, it shall not return, neither shall he call back the soul that is received:
- LXXE
- A man indeed killeth through his malice: and the spirit, when it is gone forth, returneth not; neither the soul received up cometh again.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἄνθρωπος δὲ ἀποκτέννει μὲν τῇ κακίᾳ αὐτοῦ, ἐξελθὸν δὲ πνεῦμα οὐκ ἀναστρέφει, οὐδὲ ἀναλύει ψυχὴν παραληφθεῖσαν.