Sirach 18:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁰ Like a drop of water from the sea and a grain of sand so are a few years in the day of eternity.

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Common English Bible

¹⁰ Like a drop of water from the sea or a grain of sand, so are a few years in the span of eternity.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ He has seen that the presumption of their heart is evil, and he knows that their rebelliousness is wicked.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ He hath seen the presumption of their heart that it is wicked, and hath known their end that it is evil.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁰ but compared with all eternity, those years are like a drop of water in the ocean, like a single grain of sand.

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

¹⁰ As a drop of water from the sea, and a pebble from the sand, so are a few years in the day of eternity.

Sirach 18:10 Cross References