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2 Esdras 5:49

For as a yong child begetteth not that that belongeth to the aged, so haue I ordeined the time which I haue created.

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
For like as a young child may not bring forth the things that belong to the aged, even so have I disposed the world which I created.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
For just as a young child may not give birth, neither she who has grown old any more, even so have I organized the world which I created.”
World English Bible