Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:28

οὐ συνετέλεσεν ὁ πρῶτος γνῶναι αὐτήν, καὶ οὕτως ὁ ἔσχατος οὐκ ἐξιχνίασεν αὐτήν·
King James Version (KJV)

The first man knew her not perfectly: no more shall the last find her out.

Modern English

The first man never fully knew her, and the last will not fully discover her either.

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