Wisdom of Sirach 40:1 (Brenton): Great travail is created for every man, And a heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, From the day that they go out of their mother’s womb, Till the day that they return to the mother of all things.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 40:1
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- ἀσχολία ascholia occupation noun, Nom Sing Fem Source ID G474001
- μεγάλη megale Great large, great adjective, Nom Sing Fem G3173
- ἔκτισται ektistai created create, form verb, Perf Mid Ind 3rd Sing G2936
- παντὶ panti all all, the whole adjective, Dat Sing Masc G3956
- ἀνθρώπῳ anthropo man a man, one of the human race noun, Dat Sing Masc G444
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ζυγὸς zugos yoke a yoke, heavy burden noun, Nom Sing Masc G2218
- βαρὺς barus heavy heavy, weighty adjective, Nom Sing Masc G926
- ἐπὶ epi upon on, to preposition G1909
- υἱοὺς huious sons a son, descendent noun, Acc Plur Masc G5207
- Αδαμ adam Adam Adam noun, Gen Sing Masc G76
- ἀφ᾿ aph From from, away from preposition G575
- ἡμέρας hemeras day a day noun, Gen Sing Fem G2250
- ἐξόδου exodou go an exit, departure noun, Gen Sing Fem G1841
- ἐκ ek From from out, out from among preposition G1537
- γαστρὸς gastros womb the womb, stomach noun, Gen Sing Fem G1064
- μητρὸς metros mother a mother noun, Gen Sing Fem G3384
- αὐτῶν auton their he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Plur Masc G846
- ἕως heos Till until, as far as preposition G2193
- ἡμέρας hemeras day a day noun, Gen Sing Fem G2250
- ἐπιστροφῆς epistrophes a turning to God noun, Gen Sing Fem G1995
- εἰς eis to into, in preposition G1519
- μητέρα metera mother a mother noun, Acc Sing Fem G3384
- πάντων panton all all, the whole adjective, Gen Plur Masc G3956
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