Timm I have read many diff. parts of the bible with my daughter. When we started and got to the part about being puffy, she was laughing so hard because we had just seen a baseball game with a guy dressed as a puffy taco. I had to explain to her what they meant by puffy. Full of overconfidence, self-absorbed and assured, not being humble, etc... I think there is a lesson here.

I hope you are seeing my point. WE are seeking what we can understand through the written word. You dont think Douay will get me anywhere, so you seek the written word that you understand. Someone had to write that for us to understand. But it is good enough, because at least we are trying, even if you and I get misled by bad translation (or it just cant be wrong)? or lost stuff that has never been translated? God surely cant hold that against us. Or can he? If 3 billion Chinese not exposed can be tossed, can we for not digging and questioning? For not finding the truth. Because you and I both know what we are reading that we do understand quite possibly is not the truth.