Wisdom 9:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

for a perishable body weighs down the soul, and this earthy tent burdens the thoughtful mind.

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The body that is headed for destruction weighs down the soul. Our earthly container burdens our minds with cares and concerns.

For the corruptible body weighs down the soul, and this earthy dwelling presses many thoughts upon the mind.

For the corruptible body is a load upon the soul, and the earthly habitation presseth down the mind that museth upon many things.

because our mortal bodies weigh our souls down. The body is a temporary structure made of earth, a burden to the active mind.

For a corruptible body weighs down the soul. The earthy tent burdens a mind that is full of cares.

because our mortal bodies are merely earthly tents that burden down our souls and our anxious minds.