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Ecclesiastes 12:11
New Living Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:11
New Living Translation
11 The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd[a] drives the sheep.
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- 12:11 Or one shepherd.
Ecclesiastes 12:11
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 12:11
New International Version
11 The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails(A)—given by one shepherd.[a]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 12:11 Or Shepherd
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