Wisdom 13:9

ASV Byzantine Text

For if they had power to know so much, That they should be able to explore the course of things, How is it that they did not sooner find the Sovereign Lord of these his works?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Muep ming hamla thaa a khueh uh tih, diklai pataeng a khe uh thai atah, Metlae Boeipa kah hno he hmuh hamla a hloo uh.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Si enim tantum potuerunt scire ut possent æstimare sæculum, quomodo hujus Dominum non facilius invenerunt?]

Brenton English Septuagint

For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Want als zij hun kennis zo ver konden brengen, Dat zij in staat waren, het heelal te doorvorsen, Waarom hebben zij dan niet veeleer den Heer van dat alles gevonden?

Douay-Rheims 1899

For if they were able to know so much as to make a judgment of the world: how did they not more easily find out the Lord thereof?

King James Version + Apocrypha

For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?

LXX2012 U. S. English

For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?

British English Septuagint 2012

For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?

Revised Version

For if they had power to know so much, That they should be able to explore the course of things, How is it that they did not sooner find the Sovereign Lord of these his works?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car s'ils avaient le pouvoir de savoir tant de choses, qu'ils doivent pouvoir explorer le monde, comment se fait-il qu'ils n'aient pas trouvé le Souverain Seigneur plus tôt ?

Spanish BLL

Porque si fueron tan inteligentes, como para ponerse a investigar el mundo, ¿cómo fue que no encontraron más rápido al Señor de todo?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque si tuvieron poder para conocer tanto, como para ser capaces de explorar el mundo, ¿cómo es que no encontraron antes al Señor Soberano?

Croatian Bible

jer ako su bili kadri steći toliko spoznaje da mogu svemir istraživati, koliko su lakše mogli otkriti Gospodara svega toga!

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For if they were able to know so much, That they could aim at the world; How did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof?

World English Bible (Catholic)

For if they had power to know so much, that they should be able to explore the world, how is it that they didn’t find the Sovereign Lord sooner?

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For if they had power to know so much, that they should be able to explore the world, how is it that they didn’t find the Sovereign Lord sooner?

World English Bible Classic

For if they had power to know so much, that they should be able to explore the world, how is it that they didn’t find the Sovereign Lord sooner?

World English Bible Updated

For if they had power to know so much, that they should be able to explore the world, how is it that they didn’t find the Sovereign Lord sooner?

SEPTUAGINTA

εἰ γὰρ τοσοῦτον ἴσχυσαν εἰδέναι, ἵνα δύνωνται στοχάσασθαι τὸν αἰῶνα, τὸν τούτων δεσπότην πῶς τάχιον οὐχ εὗρον;

Brenton Septuagint

Εἰ γὰρ τοσοῦτον ἴσχυσαν εἰδέναι, ἵνα δύνωνται στοχάσασθαι τὸν αἰῶνα, τὸν τούτων δεσπότην πῶς τάχιον οὐχ εὗρον;

Mashi Bible

Akabà babwîne buhika oku bumanye, balinda basâgarha igulu, kurhi Nnalyo yeki babulaga bwamuhikakwo duba?

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