Translations
Louis Segond 1910
avant que la poussière retourne à la terre, comme elle y était, et que l'esprit retourne à Dieu qui l'a donné.
KJV
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
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