Wisdom of Solomon

Wisdom of Solomon 13:11

εἰ δὲ καί τις ὑλοτόμος τέκνων εὐκίνητον φυτὸν ἐκπρίσας περιέξυσεν εὐμαθῶς πάντα τὸν φλοιὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ τεχνησάμενος εὐπρεπῶς κατεσκεύασε χρήσιμον σκεῦος εἰς ὑπηρεσίαν ζωῆς,
King James Version (KJV)

Now a carpenter that felleth timber, after he hath sawn down a tree meet for the purpose, and taken off all the bark skillfully round about, and hath wrought it handsomely, and made a vessel thereof fit for the service of man's life;

Modern English

Consider a carpenter who fells a suitable tree, skillfully strips off all its bark, and shapes it neatly into a vessel useful for everyday life;

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