Sirach 50:3 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

In his days the wells of water flowed out, and they were filled as the sea above measure.

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In his time, he dug out a storage basin for water, a reservoir with a circumference like a lake’s.

In his days, waters flowed out from the wells, and these were full beyond measure, like the sea.

The reservoir, as big as the bronze tank, was dug while he was in office.

In his days, a water cistern was dug, the brazen vessel like the sea in circumference.

Simon also dug a cistern as big as the large bronze bowl called “the Sea.”

The reservoir, as big as the bronze tank, was dug while he was in office.

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