Wisdom 4:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

For though they flourish in branches for a time; yet standing not fast, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out.

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Common English Bible

They may shoot up for a time like trees with lots of new branches, but the wind will shake them with ease, and the wind’s force will uproot the whole tree.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

And if they spring forth with branches for a time, yet, being set infirmly, they will be shaken by the wind, and, by the superabundance of the winds, they will be eradicated.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And if they flourish in branches for a time, yet standing not fast, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out.

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Good News Translation (US Version)

Like trees with shallow roots, they put out leaves for a while, but they sway in the wind, and storms uproot them.

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World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

For even if they grow branches and flourish for a season, standing unsure, they will be shaken by the wind. They will be uprooted by the violence of winds.

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