2 Maccabees 9:10 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

And the man, that thought a little afore he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry for his intolerable stink.

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The one who had formerly thought that he could touch the stars of heaven couldn’t be transported by anyone because of the intense, unbearable stench.

And him who, a little before, thought that he could touch the stars of heaven, no one could endure to carry, because of the intolerable stench.

And the man that thought a little to before he could reach the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry, for the intolerable stench.

and no one was able to come close enough to carry him around. Yet only a short while before, he thought he could take hold of the stars.

The man who a little before supposed himself to touch the stars of heaven, no one could endure to carry because of his intolerable stench.

and so no one was willing to carry this man who once thought he could reach up and touch the stars.