Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Que Dieu te donne de la rosée du ciel Et de la graisse de la terre, Du blé et du vin en abondance!
KJV
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
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