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Read›Wisdom of Solomon›Chapter 2
In 4 translations
- KJV
- For our time is a very shadow that passeth away; and after our end there is no returning: for it is fast sealed, so that no man cometh again.
- WEB
- For our allotted time is the passing of a shadow, and our end doesn’t retreat, because it is securely sealed, and no one turns it back.Or, comes again
- DRC
- For our time is as the passing of a shadow, and there is no going back of our end: for it is fast sealed, and no man returneth.
- LXXE
- For our time is a very shadow that passeth away; and after our end there is no returning: for it is fast sealed, so that no man cometh again.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Σκιᾶς γὰρ πάροδος ὁ βίος ἡμῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀναποδισμὸς τῆς τελευτῆς ἡμῶν, ὅτι κατεσφραγίσθη, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναστρέφει.