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LXX

Sirach 37:3

O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit?

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
O wicked imagination, whence came you in to cover the earth with deceit?
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit?
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
O wicked imagination, why were you formed to cover the dry land with deceit?
World English Bible
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