Wisdom 12:11 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

For it was a cursed seed from the beginning; neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned.

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Their genetic character was cursed from the start. You didn’t grant them immunity for their sins out of concern for anyone’s opinion.

For this offspring was accursed from the beginning. Neither did you, fearing anyone, give favor to their sins.

For it was a cursed seed from the beginning: neither didst thou for fear of any one give pardon to their sins.

Their whole nation was cursed from the start, and though you had not punished them for their sins, it was not because you were afraid of anyone.

For they were a cursed seed from the beginning. It wasn’t through fear of any that you left them unpunished for their sins.

They were under your curse from the beginning, and though you were not afraid of anyone, you let them go unpunished.