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Rem2000 Posted 15 years ago
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Who can translate this sentence, it is very hard for me
It is the descent whither the scum and filth that attends conviction for sin doth continually run, and therefore it is called the Slough of Despond
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Yikes! In modern English it would be something like the following: It is the low point to which filthy water, like disgusting sinners, continually runs, and therefore it is called the Swamp of Hopelessness. The sentence compares sinners to waste water flowing down into a sewer.
- Yikes!
- In modern English it would be something like the following: It is the low point to which filthy water, like disgusting sinners, continually runs, and therefore it is called the Swamp of Hopelessness.
- The sentence compares sinners to waste water flowing down into a sewer.
- My guess is that it's from a very old religious text of some kind.
- CJ
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Yikes! 
In modern English it would be something like the following:
It is the low point to which filthy wa
In modern English it would be something like the following:
It is the low point to which filthy wa
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Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, I presume. Welcome to English Forums, rem.
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Yes, it is from "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. thanks for your answer.
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