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Proverbs 30:16 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Sheol, The barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that doesn't say, 'Enough.'
  • King James Version Public Domain
    The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    Sheol, and the closure of the womb, a land not satisfied with water, and a fire—it does not say, ‘Enough!’

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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