Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 38:5

οὐκ ἀπὸ ξύλου ἐγλυκάνθη ὕδωρ εἰς τὸ γνωσθῆναι τὴν ἰσχὺν αὐτοῦ;
King James Version (KJV)

Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known?

Modern English

Was not water once made sweet by wood, so that its power might be made known?

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