Wisdom 14:5

ASV Byzantine Text

And it is thy will that the works of thy wisdom should be not idle; Therefore also do men entrust their lives to a little piece of wood, And passing through the surge on a raft are brought safe to land.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Na cueihnah neh na bisai khuekct mueh la om ham na ngaih moenih, Te dongah pilnam loh a hinngah te thing ngawn ca dongah pangtung, tuli-lungpok te paan neh khat uh tih sading la lan a pha uh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Sed ut non essent vacua sapientiæ tuæ opera, propter hoc etiam et exiguo ligno credunt homines animas suas, et transeuntes mare per ratem liberati sunt.

Brenton English Septuagint

Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar daar Gij de werken uwer wijsheid niet onbenut wilt laten, Vertrouwen de mensen hun leven toe aan een klein stuk hout, En varen op een scheepje behouden door de branding.

Douay-Rheims 1899

But that the works of thy wisdom might not be idle: therefore men also trust their lives even to a little wood, and passing over the sea by ship are saved.

King James Version + Apocrypha

Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Nevertheless you would not that the works of your wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

British English Septuagint 2012

Nevertheless you would not that the works of your wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

Revised Version

And it is thy will that the works of thy wisdom should be not idle; Therefore also do men intrust their lives to a little piece of wood,, And passing through the surge on a raft are brought safe to land.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Tu as voulu que les œuvres de ta sagesse ne soient pas inefficaces. C'est pourquoi les hommes confient aussi leur vie à un petit morceau de bois, et en passant à travers la vague sur un radeau, ils sont arrivés sains et saufs à terre.

Spanish BLL

Tú quieres que todo lo que hace tu sabiduría sirva de algo. Por eso la gente le confía su vida hasta a un pedacito de madera, y cruzando el oleaje en una balsa llegan bien a la orilla.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Es tu voluntad que las obras de tu sabiduría no sean ineficaces. Por tanto, los hombres también confían sus vidas a un pequeño trozo de madera, y pasando a través de la marejada en una balsa llegan a salvo a tierra.

Croatian Bible

Jer ti nećeš da neplodna budu djela tvoje mudrosti, zato ljudi povjeravaju svoj život i drvlju najneznatnijem te prelaze splavom burne valove i dolaze u luku spasa.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, And therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, And passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved.

World English Bible (Catholic)

It is your will that the works of your wisdom should not be ineffective. Therefore men also entrust their lives to a little piece of wood, and passing through the surge on a raft come safely to land.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

It is your will that the works of your wisdom should not be ineffective. Therefore men also entrust their lives to a little piece of wood, and passing through the surge on a raft come safely to land.

World English Bible Classic

It is your will that the works of your wisdom should not be ineffective. Therefore men also entrust their lives to a little piece of wood, and passing through the surge on a raft come safely to land.

World English Bible Updated

It is your will that the works of your wisdom should not be ineffective. Therefore men also entrust their lives to a little piece of wood, and passing through the surge on a raft come safely to land.

SEPTUAGINTA

θέλεις δὲ μή ἀργὰ εἶναι τὰ τῆς σοφίας σου ἔργα, διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἐλαχίστῳ ξύλῳ πιστεύουσιν ἄνθρωποι ψυχὰς καὶ διελθόντες κλύδωνα σχεδίᾳ διεσώθησαν.

Brenton Septuagint

Θέλεις δὲ μὴ ἀργὰ εἶναι τὰ τῆς σοφίας σου ἔργα, διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἐλαχίστῳ ξύλῳ πιστεύουσιν ἄνθρωποι ψυχὰς, καὶ διελθόντες κλύδωνα σχεδίᾳ διεσώθησαν.

Mashi Bible

Orhalonzizi emikolo y’oburhimanya bwâwe esigale bugumba, co cirhuma abantu baziga bajà oku murhi mwangu, bayikire enyanja n’obwârho bwangu-bwangu, banabul’ihika aha bajaga.

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