2 Esdras 7:59 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For this is the way whereof Moses spake unto the people while he lived, saying, Choose thee life, that thou mayest live. More versionsCommon English Bible He replied to me: “Reflect on what you have thought. One who has what is scarce rejoices more than one who has what is abundant. Good News Translation (US Version) “All right,” he replied, “so draw the logical conclusion: the person who has what is scarce has more reason to be pleased than the person who has what is plentiful. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers He answered me, “Weigh within yourself the things that you have thought, for he who has what is hard to get rejoices over him who has what is plentiful. Good News Bible (Anglicised) “All right,” he replied, “so draw the logical conclusion: the person who has what is scarce has more reason to be pleased than the person who has what is plentiful. World English Bible British Edition He answered me, “Weigh within yourself the things that you have thought, for he who has what is hard to get rejoices over him who has what is plentiful. New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional He answered me and said, “Consider within yourself what you have thought, for the person who has what is hard to get rejoices more than the person who has what is plentiful. |