1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Wisdom 17:9 | For though no terrible thing disturbed them: yet being scared with the passing by of beasts, and hissing of serpents, they died for fear: and denying that they saw the air, which could by no means be avoided. | Fear. the Egyptians kept serpents in their houses, and fed them. But now, neglecting to shew this attention, they were affrighted with their hissing. --- Air. Or could live. They seemed to wish for death, (Calmet) like the damned, but it fled from them. (Haydock) |