Sirach 1:2
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CEB
Who can count the grains of sand in the seas, the drops of rain, or the days of eternity?
DRA
Who hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world? Who hath measured the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the depth of the abyss?
GNT
Who can count raindrops or the sand along the shore? Who can count the days of eternity?
NABRE
The sands of the sea, the drops of rain, the days of eternity—who can count them?
NCB
The sands of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?
NRSVA
The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?
NRSVACE
The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?
NRSVCE
The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?
NRSVUE
The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?
RSV
The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?
RSVCE
The sand of the sea, the drops of rain, and the days of eternity—who can count them?
WYC
Who numbered the gravel of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of the world?
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