Wisdom 15:12

ASV Byzantine Text

But he accounted our very life to be a plaything, And our lifetime a gainful fair; For, saith he, one must get gain whence one can, though it be by evil.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Amamih a coengnah te omyoe kah luemnah bangla, a hingnah te hoeikhangnah ham rhoekthoeknah bangla a ngai uh. Amamih long tah tangka n'dang mak atah a thae lam khaw sai sih a ti uh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Sed et æstimaverunt ludum esse vitam nostram, et conversationem vitæ compositam ad lucrum, et oportere undecumque etiam ex malo acquirere.

Brenton English Septuagint

But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Ja, hij beschouwt ons leven als een spel, Ons bestaan als een winstgevende kermis; Uit alles, zelfs uit het kwaad, meent hij voordeel te moeten trekken.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Yea and they have counted our life a pastime, and the business of life to be gain, and that we must be getting every way, even out of evil.

King James Version + Apocrypha

But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.

LXX2012 U. S. English

But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.

British English Septuagint 2012

But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.

Revised Version

But he accounted our very life to be a plaything, And our lifetime a gainful fair; For, saith he, one must get gain whence one can, though it be by evil.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mais il a considéré notre vie comme un jeu, et notre vie un festival pour le profit ; car, dit-il, il faut s'enrichir comme on peut, même si c'est par le mal.

Spanish BLL

Hasta pensó que nuestra vida es un juego, y que el tiempo que estamos vivos es una feria para ir a hacer dinero; porque dice: de donde se pueda hay que sacar ganancia, aunque sea haciendo tranza.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Sino que consideró nuestra vida como un juego, y nuestra existencia como un festival de lucro; pues dice: hay que obtener ganancias como sea, aunque sea por el mal.

Croatian Bible

Nego misli da je žiće naše igra i život naš sajam pun probitka. “Treba, veli, izbijati korist iz svega, čak iz zla.”

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

But they counted our life a pastime, And our time here a market for gain: For, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means.

World English Bible (Catholic)

But he accounted our life to be a game, and our lifetime a festival for profit; for, he says, one must get gain however one can, even if it is by evil.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

But he accounted our life to be a game, and our lifetime a festival for profit; for, he says, one must get gain however one can, even if it is by evil.

World English Bible Classic

But he accounted our life to be a game, and our lifetime a festival for profit; for, he says, one must get gain however one can, even if it is by evil.

World English Bible Updated

But he accounted our life to be a game, and our lifetime a festival for profit; for, he says, one must get gain however one can, even if it is by evil.

SEPTUAGINTA

ἀλλ᾿ ἐλογίσαντο παίγνιον εἶναι τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν βίον πανηγυρισμὸν ἐπικερδῆ· δεῖν γάρ φησιν ὅθεν δή, κἂν ἐκ κακοῦ, πορίζειν.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἀλλʼ ἐλογίσαντο παίγνιον εἶναι τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν, καὶ τὸν βίον πανεγυρισμὸν ἐπικερδῆ· δεῖν γάρ φησιν ὅθεν δὴ κᾂν ἐκ κακοῦ πορίζειν.

Mashi Bible

Kàli ciru obuzîne bwîrhu kwo abulola nka mashârha ga bâna, n’okubâho kwîrhu kwo akulola nka cambu bashimbamwo obunguke; gwârhi yêne, mpu «ntaho omuntu arhayungukira, ciru n’omu bubî».

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