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Anonymous  #546278  Fri, 25 Jul 08 02:50 PM
Would it be okay to take the second half of Proverbs 16:20 (KJV) and write on a tombstone, "Who so trusteth in the Lord, happy is she." Notice that at the beginning "who so" is written as two words instead of one as it is in the King James Version of the Bible.
  
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Clive  #546291  Fri, 25 Jul 08 03:16 PM
Hi,
Sure, why not?
Who's going to quibble with the Bible?
Clive
  
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Philip  #546304  Fri, 25 Jul 08 03:38 PM
If your problem is with "she", you might look at a newer translation; there are several that are gender-neutral. 
  
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nona the brit  #546331  Fri, 25 Jul 08 04:55 PM
Whoso just means 'whoever'. But 'who so' in two words doesn't have the meaning of 'whoever', which is what is needed for this quote.
  
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