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Douay-Rheims
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But I am straitened between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better.
King James
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For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Louis Second
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Je suis pressé des deux côtés: j'ai le désir de m'en aller et d'être avec Christ, ce qui de beaucoup est le meilleur
Martin Luther
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Denn es liegt mir beides hart an: Ich habe Lust abzuscheiden und bei Christo zu sein, welches auch viel besser wäre:
Vulgate
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coartor autem e duobus desiderium habens dissolvi et cum Christo esse multo magis melius

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


autem : but, on the other hand, however, moreover, also.
desiderium : wish, longing /regret, grief /want, need.
cum : (with indicative) when.
cum : (prep + abl.) with.
cum : (with subjunctive) when, as, while, since, although.
esse : nature of being.
multo : by much, by far, by a great deal, by a lot.
multo : torment, fine, distrain.
magis : more, to a greater extent, rather, for preference.