2 Esdras 7:117 - Revised Standard Version CI

For what good is it to all that they live in sorrow now and expect punishment after death?

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Common English Bible

What does it benefit everyone to live in sadness during the present time, and when dead to expect punishment?

Good News Translation (US Version)

What good is it for any of us to have life in the present age, when it is full of misery and when all we can look forward to after death is punishment?

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

For what profit is it for all who are in this present time to live in heaviness, and after death to look for punishment?

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

What good is it for any of us to have life in the present age, when it is full of misery and when all we can look forward to after death is punishment?

World English Bible British Edition

For what profit is it for all who are in this present time to live in heaviness, and after death to look for punishment?

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