This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Wisdom 13:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition9 For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof? See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible9 After all, if they were indeed able to know so much that they could speculate about space and time, how is it that they weren’t able to discover the ruler of space and time more quickly? See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 For, if they were able to know enough so that they could value the universe, how is it they did not easily discover the Lord of it? See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version9 For if they were able to know so much as to make a judgment of the world: how did they not more easily find out the Lord thereof? See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)9 If they had enough intelligence to speculate about the nature of the universe, why did they never find the Lord of all things? See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers9 For if they had power to know so much, that they should be able to explore the world, how is it that they didn’t find the Sovereign Lord sooner? See the chapter |