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2 Esdras 5:42

And he said vnto me, I wil compare my iudgement vnto a ring: as there is no slacknes of the last, so is there no swiftnes of the first.

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
And he said unto me, I will liken my judgment unto a ring: like as there is no slackness of the last, even so there is no swiftness of the first.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
He said to me, “I will compare my judgment to a ring. Just as there is no slowness of those who are last, even so there is no swiftness of those who be first.”
World English Bible