Wisdom 16:9
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Our enemies died when they were bitten by locusts and flies. There was no healing that was able to keep them alive. They deserved to be punished by those insects.
For the bitings of locusts, and of flies killed them, and there was found no remedy for their life: because they were worthy to be destroyed by such things.
Our enemies died from the bites of locusts and flies; no way was found to cure them, because they deserved to be punished by such creatures.
For the bites of locusts and of flies slew them, and no remedy was found to save their lives because they deserved to be punished by such means;
For they were slain from the bites of locusts and flies, and no remedy was devised to save their lives because their punishment by such creatures was well deserved.
For they were killed by the bites of locusts and flies, and no healing was found for them, because they deserved to be punished by such things.
For they were killed by the bites of locusts and flies, and no healing was found for them, because they deserved to be punished by such things.
For they were killed by the bites of locusts and flies, and no healing was found for them, because they deserved to be punished by such things.
For they were killed by the bites of locusts and flies, and no healing was found for them because they deserved to be punished by such things.
For they were killed by the bites of locusts and flies, and no healing was found for them, because they deserved to be punished by such things;
For they were killed by the bites of locusts and flies, and no healing was found for them, because they deserved to be punished by such things;
Forsooth the bitings of locusts and of flies killed them, and health of (or for) their life was not found; for they were worthy to be destroyed of (or by) such things. [Them forsooth the bitings of flies and of locusts slew, and there is not found health to the soul of them; for worthy they were of such things to be destroyed.]
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