[a].
[Some manuscripts add verse 9:] and he allowed them to take pride forever in his marvelous deeds.
[b].
[Some manuscripts add verses 16-17a:] From childhood on they tend to be evil; their heart is like stone, and they don't seem to be able to make it more human. +V17+WHe divided the nations of the whole earth.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.