Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:31

εἶπα· ποτιῶ μου τὸν κῆπον καὶ μεθύσω μου τὴν πρασιάν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγένετό μοι ἡ διῶρυξ εἰς ποταμόν, καὶ ὁ ποταμός μου ἐγένετο εἰς θάλασσαν.
King James Version (KJV)

I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.

Modern English

I said, "I will water my finest garden, and drench my garden bed" — and suddenly my channel became a river, and my river became a sea.

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