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Wisdom of Solomon 2:4

Our life shal passe away as the trace of a cloude, & come to naught as the mist that is driuen away with the beaumes of the sunne, and cast downe with the heat thereof. Our name also shalbe forgotten in time, and no man shal haue our workes in remembrance.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
and our name shall be forgotten in time, and no man shall have our works in remembrance, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and overcome with the heat thereof.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
And our name shall be forgotten in time, and no man shall have our works in remembrance, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and overcome with the heat thereof.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
And our name shall be forgotten in time, and no man shall have our works in remembrance, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and overcome with the heat thereof.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Our name will be forgotten in time. No one will remember our works. Our life will pass away as the traces of a cloud, and will be scattered as is a mist, when it is chased by the rays of the sun, and overcome by its heat.
World English Bible