Wisdom 17:13 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

¹³ And the expectation from within, being less, counteth the ignorance more than the cause which bringeth the torment.

More versions

Common English Bible

¹³ Expecting the worst, people prefer to remain ignorant of the cause of their torment.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ Yet those who were truly powerless that night, being overcome by both the vilest and the deepest hell, were sleeping the same sleep,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ But they that during that night, in which nothing could be done, and which came upon them from the lowest and deepest hell, slept the same sleep.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹³ When you lack the confidence to rely on reason, you give in to the fears caused by ignorance.

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

¹³ and from within, the expectation of being less prefers ignorance of the cause that brings the torment.

Wisdom 17:13 Cross References