Wisdom of Solomon

Wisdom of Solomon 15:5

ὧν ὄψις ἄφροσιν εἰς ὄνειδος ἔρχεται, ποθεῖ τε νεκρᾶς εἰκόνος εἶδος ἄπνουν.
King James Version (KJV)

The sight whereof enticeth fools to lust after it, and so they desire the form of a dead image, that hath no breath.

Modern English

whose appearance tempts fools into desiring it, so that they long for the shape of a lifeless image that has no breath in it.

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