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KJV

2 Esdras 7:47

For what profit is it for men now in this present time to live in heaviness, and after death to look for punishment?

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
Now I see that the world to come will bring delight to few, but torments to many.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
For what profit is it for men in this present life to be in heauines, and after death to feare punishment?
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha