2 Esdras 7:65 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And bountiful, for that he is ready to give rather than to exact;

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Common English Bible

Let the human race lament and let the wild beasts rejoice. Let all people who are born lament, but let four-footed animals and flocks be happy!

Good News Translation (US Version)

Compared to us who must bear this sorrow, the dumb animals must be happy.

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

Let the race of men lament and the animals of the field be glad. Let all who are born lament, but let the four-footed animals and the livestock rejoice.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

Compared with us who must bear this sorrow, the dumb animals must be happy.

World English Bible British Edition

Let the race of men lament and the animals of the field be glad. Let all who are born lament, but let the four-footed animals and the livestock rejoice.

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

Let the human race lament, but let the wild animals of the field be glad; let all who have been born lament, but let the cattle and the flocks rejoice.

2 Esdras 7:65 Cross References