ASV Byzantine Text
Then said he unto me, Consider with thyself; as the rain is more than the drops, and the fire is greater than the smoke, so the quantity which is past did more exceed; but the drops and the smoke remained still.
2 Esdras 4:50
11 translations of 23 that include the deuterocanon
Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019
Te phoeiah ka te, “Namah loh poek nawn, khotlan he tuicip la yet, hmai khaw hmaikhui lakah len, te tla aka len khaw bang a khum vaengah tuicip neh hmaikhu la cul,” a ti.
King James Version + Apocrypha
Then said he unto me, Consider with thyself; as the rain is more than the drops, and as the fire is greater than the smoke; but the drops and the smoke remain behind: so the quantity which is past did more exceed.
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
Then said he unto me, Consider with thyself; as the rain is more than the drops, and as the fire is greater than the smoke; but the drops and the smoke remain behind: so the quantity which is past did more exceed.
Revised Version
Then said he unto me, Consider with thyself; as the rain is more than the drops, and the fire is greater than the smoke, so the quantity which is past did more exceed; but the drops and the smoke remained still.
French Free Holy Bible for the World
Il me dit alors : « Considère en toi-même que, comme la pluie est plus grande que les gouttes, et le feu plus grand que la fumée, la quantité passée était bien plus grande ; mais les gouttes et la fumée sont restées. »
Spanish BLL
Luego me dijo: “Sácale cuentas tú solo: así como fue muchísimo más el agua que llovió que las gotitas que sobraron, y la lumbre fue mucho más grande que el humo, así el tiempo que ya pasó es muchísimo mayor; y lo que nos queda por delante son las puras gotitas y el humo”.
Spanish Free Bible for the World
Entonces me dijo: «Considera contigo mismo; como la lluvia es más que las gotas, y el fuego es más que el humo, así la cantidad que pasó fue mucho mayor; pero las gotas y el humo aún permanecieron.»
World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
Then said he to me, “Consider with yourself; as the rain is more than the drops, and the fire is greater than the smoke, so the quantity which is past was far greater; but the drops and the smoke still remained.”
World English Bible Classic
Then said he to me, “Consider with yourself; as the rain is more than the drops, and the fire is greater than the smoke, so the quantity which is past was far greater; but the drops and the smoke still remained.”
World English Bible Updated
Then said he to me, “Consider with yourself; as the rain is more than the drops, and the fire is greater than the smoke, so the quantity which is past was far greater; but the drops and the smoke still remained.”