Wisdom 11:11 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

Whether they were absent or present, they were vexed alike.

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Whether they were distant or close by, you still afflicted them.

For these, advising like a father, you approved; but the others, interrogating like a severe king, you condemned.

For thou didst admonish and try them as a father: but the others, as a severe king, thou didst examine and condemn.

They suffered, whether they were near your people or far from them.

Yes and whether they were far off or near, they were equally distressed;

All the Egyptians suffered—those who lived near your people and those who lived far away.