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KJV

2 Esdras 5:39

As for me, I am unwise: how may I then speak of these things whereof thou askest me?

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
As for me, I lack wisdom. How can I then speak of these things you asked me about?”
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
But I that am ignorant, how can I speake of these things, whereof thou askest me?
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha
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