Sirach 16:17

ASV Byzantine Text

Say not thou, I shall be hidden from the Lord; And who shall remember me from on high? I shall not be known among so many people; For what is my soul in a boundless creation?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

“Boeipa taeng lamloh ka thuh uh coeng, hmuen sang lamkah u long nim a lungbuei ah kai n'khueh eh. Pilnam te yet lakli ah u long kai m'ming, saihluen toeklek na mueh kai he bang lam ka om?” ti boeh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

in populo magno non agnoscar: quæ est enim anima mea in tam immensa creatura?

Brenton English Septuagint

Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Denk niet: Ik ben voor God verborgen; Wie in den hoge denkt er aan mij? Onder zo'n grote massa word ik niet bemerkt; Wat ben ik onder zo vele mensen?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In such a multitude I shall not be known: for what is my soul in such an immense creation?

King James Version + Apocrypha

Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: Shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: For what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?

LXX2012 U. S. English

Say not you, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?

British English Septuagint 2012

Say not you, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered amongst so many people: for what is my soul amongst such an infinite number of creatures?

Revised Version

Say not thou, I shall be hidden from the Lord; And who shall remember me from on high? I shall not be known among so many people; For what is my soul in a boundless creation?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ne dis pas : « Je me cacherai de l'Éternel ». et « Qui se souviendra de moi du haut des cieux ? » Je ne serai pas connu parmi tant de gens, car qu'est-ce que mon âme dans une création sans limites ?

Spanish BLL

No digas: “Estaré escondido del Señor”, y “¿Quién se acordará de mí desde lo alto?” No seré conocido entre tanta gente, porque, ¿qué es mi alma en una creación sin límites?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

No digas: «Me esconderé del Señor». y «¿Quién se acordará de mí desde lo alto?» No seré conocido entre tanta gente, porque ¿qué es mi alma en una creación sin límites?

Croatian Bible

Ne reci: “Sakrit ću se od Boga; tko će misliti na mene gore u visini? Među tolikim mnoštvom neće me prepoznati; što sam ja u neizmjernom stvaranju?”

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: Shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: For what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?

World English Bible (Catholic)

Don’t say, “I will be hidden from the Lord,” and “Who will remember me from on high?” I will not be known among so many people, for what is my soul in a boundless creation?

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Don’t say, “I will be hidden from the Lord,” and “Who will remember me from on high?” I will not be known amongst so many people, for what is my soul in a boundless creation?

World English Bible Classic

Don’t say, “I will be hidden from the Lord,” and “Who will remember me from on high?” I will not be known among so many people, for what is my soul in a boundless creation?

World English Bible Updated

Don’t say, “I will be hidden from the Lord,” and “Who will remember me from on high?” I will not be known among so many people, for what is my soul in a boundless creation?

SEPTUAGINTA

μὴ εἴπῃς, ὅτι ἀπὸ Κυρίου κρυβήσομαι, μὴ ἐξ ὕψους τίς μου μνησθήσεται; ἐν λαῷ πλείονι οὐ μὴ γνωσθῶ, τίς γὰρ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν ἀμετρήτῳ κτίσει;

Brenton Septuagint

Μὴ εἴπῃς, ὅτι ἀπὸ Κυρίου κρυβήσομαι, μὴ ἐξ ὕψους τίς μου μνησθήσεται; ἐν λαῷ πλείονι οὐ μὴ μνησθῶ, τίς γὰρ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν ἀμετρήτῳ κτίσει;

Mashi Bible

Orhaderhaga, erhi: «Ka ntacîfulika oyo Nyamuzinda, eyo nyanya ndi wânkengêra?» «Ndi wajà anfukula omu karhî k’entuliri y’abantu?» «Ndi ntâye ekarhî k’ebiremwa binji ntya».

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