Parallel WIS 13:9

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BrLXX Εἰ γὰρ τοσοῦτον ἴσχυσαν εἰδέναι, ἵνα δύνωνται στοχάσασθαι τὸν αἰῶνα, τὸν τούτων δεσπότην πῶς τάχιον οὐχ εὗρον;
(Ei gar tosouton isⱪusan eidenai, hina dunōntai stoⱪasasthai ton aiōna, ton toutōn despotaʸn pōs taⱪion ouⱪ heuron; )

BrTr For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?

WEBBE For if they had power to know so much,
⇔ that they should be able to explore the world,
⇔ how is it that they didn’t find the Sovereign Lord sooner?

KJB-1611 For if they were able to know so much, that they could aime at the world; how did they not sooner finde out the Lord thereof?
(For if they were able to know so much, that they could aime at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?)