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| Russian | English |
| Библия с жалом | Sting Bible (An edition of 1746 in which Mk:7:35 reads: "the sting of his tong", instead of "string") |
| жало в плоть | thorn in the flesh (An allusion to 2Cor: 12:7 (And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.) "Thorn in the flesh" is an expression for something that is painful and long-lasting.  wikipedia.org) |