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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
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For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one's self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one's self up in.
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For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.
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For the bed is streight that it can not suffice, and the couering narowe that one can not wrappe himselfe.
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For the bed is shorter than what a man can stretch himself on it, and the covering narrower than what he can wrap himself in it.
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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
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For the bed is not long enough for a man to be stretched out on: and the cover is not wide enough for him to be covered with.
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Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.
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For the bed is too short for a man to stretch himself; and the covering too narrow when he gathereth himself up.
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For the bed is shorter than that [a man] can stretch himself [on it]: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself [in it].
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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
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For the bed is too short ⌞to stretch out on⌟,1 and the covering is too narrow when wrapping oneself.
  1. Literally “from stretching oneself”
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For the bed is shorter than one can stretch himself on; and the cover is narrower than one can wrap himself in.
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For the bed is shorter than one can stretch himself on, and the cover is narrower than one can wrap himself in.
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For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.
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For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.
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For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.
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Yea, the bed is too short for one to stretch himself on it, And the covering too narrow for one to wrap himself in it.
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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
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For too short is the couch to stretch oneself out,—And, the coverlet, too narrow, when one draweth up his feet.
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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it : and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it .
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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
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For the bed is shorter than that [a man] can stretch himself [on it]: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself [in it].

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For the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short covering cannot cover both.
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For the bed has been narrowed, so much so that one alone would fall out, and the short blanket is not able to cover two.1
  1. 28:20The bed is straitened, etc: It is too narrow to hold two: God will have the bed of our heart all to himself.(Challoner)

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For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

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