Wisdom 2:1 - Catholic Public Domain Version For they have said, reasoning with themselves incorrectly: "Our lifetime is brief and tedious, and there is no relief within the limits of man, and no one is acknowledged to have returned from the dead. Tuilleadh leaganachaCommon English Bible By reasoning in their twisted way, the ungodly said: Our lives are short and painful. There is no antidote for death; no one has come back from the grave. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For they have said, reasoning with themselves, but not right: The time of our life is short and tedious, and in the end of a man there is no remedy, and no man hath been known to have returned from hell: Good News Translation (US Version) Wicked people are wrong when they say to themselves, “Our life is short and full of sorrow, and when its end comes, there is no escape. No one has ever been known to come back from the world of the dead. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers For they said within themselves, with unsound reasoning, “Our life is short and sorrowful. There is no healing when a man comes to his end, and no one was ever known who was released from Hades. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition Their foolish minds lead them to say to each other: “Life is short and sad— the end is certain to come, and no one escapes the grave. Good News Bible (Anglicised) Wicked people are wrong when they say to themselves, “Our life is short and full of sorrow, and when its end comes, there is no escape. No one has ever been known to come back from the world of the dead. |