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KJV

2 Esdras 7:12

Then were the entrances of this world made narrow, full of sorrow and travail: they are but few and evil, full of perils,: and very painful.

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
Then the entrances of this world were made narrow, sorrowful, and toilsome. They are but few and evil, full of perils, and involved in great toils.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
Then were the entrances of the worlde made narowe, full of sorowe and trauail: they are but fewe and euil, and full of perils, and very peineful.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha