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Psalm 58:8

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8Let them be like a slug that melts away as it moves along.

Let them be like a baby that is born dead and never sees the sun.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime,

like the stillborn child who never sees the sun.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,

like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Like a slug that moves along in slime,

like a woman’s miscarried child,

may they not see the sun.

NLTNew Living Translation

May they be like snails that dissolve into slime,

like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Let them be like a snail that melts away as it goes;

like the stillborn of woman that do not see the sun.

KJV 1900King James Version

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away:

Like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.