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Read›Wisdom of Solomon›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter’s hoar frost, and shall run away as unprofitable water.
- WEB
- for the hope of the unthankful will melt as the winter’s hoar frost, and will flow away as water that has no use.
- DRC
- For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter’s ice, and shall run off as unprofitable water.
- LXXE
- For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter's hoar frost, and shall run away as unprofitable water.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἀχαρίστου γὰρ ἐλπὶς ὡς χειμέριος πάχνη τακήσεται, καὶ ῥυήσεται ὡς ὕδωρ ἄχρηστον.