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For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. |
For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. |
For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment delivered to them. |
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It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. |
For never to have obtained a [full, personal] knowledge of the way of righteousness would have been better for them than, having obtained [such knowledge], to turn back from the holy commandment which was [verbally] delivered to them. |
for it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment which was delivered to them. |
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For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of goodness at all, than after knowing it to turn their backs on the sacred commandments given to them. |
For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of uprightness than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command committed to their trust. |
For 1063 it had been 2258 better 2909 for them 846 not 3361 to have known 1921 the 3588 way 3598 of righteousness, 1343 than, 2228 after they have known 1921 it, to turn 1994 from 1537 the 3588 holy 40 commandment 1785 delivered 3860 unto them. 846 |
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