34 “O sirs, aren’t women strong? The earth is great. The sky is high. The sun is swift in its course, for it circles around the sky, and returns on its course again in one day. (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:34
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1 Esdras 4:13–15
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1 Esdras 4:1–3
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2 Esdras 5:48–50
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