Wisdom 2:2 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Ὅτι αὐτοσχεδίως ἐγεννήθημεν, καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο ἐσόμεθα ὡς οὐχ ὑπάρξαντες, ὅτι καπνὸς ἡ πνοὴ ἐν ῥισὶν ἡμῶν, καὶ ὁ λόγος σπινθὴρ ἐν κινήσει καρδίας ἡμῶν,
(Hoti autosⱪediōs egennaʸthaʸmen, kai meta touto esometha hōs ouⱪ huparxantes, hoti kapnos haʸ pnoaʸ en ɽisin haʸmōn, kai ho logos spinthaʸr en kinaʸsei kardias haʸmōn,)

BrTr For we are born at all adventure: and we shall be hereafter as though we had never been: for the breath in our nostrils is as smoke, and a little spark in the moving of our heart:

WEBBE Because we were born by mere chance,
⇔ and hereafter we will be as though we had never been,
⇔ because the breath in our nostrils is smoke,
⇔ and reason is a spark kindled by the beating of our heart,

DRA For we are born of nothing, and after this we shall be as if we had not been: for the breath in our nostrils is smoke: and speech a spark to move our heart,

RV Because by mere chance were we born,
⇔ And hereafter we shall be as though we had never been:
⇔ Because the breath in our nostrils is smoke,
⇔ And [fn] while our heart beateth reason is a spark,

2:2 Or, reason is a spark kindled by the beating of our heart

KJB-1769 For we are born at all adventure: and we shall be hereafter as though we had never been: for the breath in our nostrils is as smoke, and a little spark in the moving of our heart:

KJB-1611 For wee are borne at all aduenture: & we shalbe heereafter as though we had neuer bene: for the breath in our nostrils is as smoke, and a litle sparke in the mouing of our heart.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Wycl For we weren borun of nouyt, and aftir this tyme we schulen be, as if we hadden not be; forwhi smoke is blowun out in oure nose thirlis, and a word of sparcle to stire oure herte.
(For we were born of naught/nothing, and after this time we should be, as if we had not be; because smoke is blown out in our nostrils, and a word of spark to stir our heart.)

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