Sirach 40:1

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Intertestamental

KJV

1 Great travail is created for every man, and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all things.

King James Version, Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 40:1

REB

1 Hard work is the lot of every mortal,

and a heavy yoke is laid on the children of Adam from the day when they come from their mothers’ womb

until the day of their return to the earth, the mother of all;


See "Mother Earth" in the Bible.

Bruce (talk)
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