Wisdom of Solomon

Wisdom of Solomon 14:15

ἀώρῳ γὰρ πένθει τρυχόμενος πατήρ, τοῦ ταχέως ἀφαιρεθέντος τέκνου εἰκόνα ποιήσας, τὸν τότε νεκρὸν ἄνθρωπον νῦν ὡς Θεὸν ἐτίμησε καὶ παρέδωκε τοῖς ὑποχειρίοις μυστήρια καὶ τελετάς.
King James Version (KJV)

For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices.

Modern English

A father grieving with untimely sorrow made an image of the child so quickly taken from him, and began honoring as a god one who was once a dead man, handing down to his household rites and sacrifices.

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