I knew in an abstract way that there were lots of translations of the Bible, and that translations can differ pretty dramatically, but seeing something like that 'in the flesh' really brings it home.
If I were the Bible Certification Board I would fine the New American Standard Bible for excluding the word "dung".
I think my favorite is from the Douay-Rheims Bible:
Behold, I will cast the shoulder to you, and I will scatter upon your face the dung of your solemnities, and it shall take you away with it.
Dung of your solemnities sounds like something Uncle Timmy would come up with after a big glass of absinthe.
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