Saturday, 20 January 2024 06:44 pm
The Wicked Bible
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deckardcanineTwo English royal printers back in 1631
Remade the King James Bible in a most disastrous run.
In Exodus, chapter 20, verse 14, they left out “not”:
“Thou shalt commit adultery,” a slip they hadn’t caught,
But someone did. The next year, they were fined 300 pounds.
That’s more than 50 grand today, a total that astounds.
Most copies were recalled, and just 11 still exist.
They lost their printing license, all because one word was missed.
(A later court report declared they also wrote “great-asse”
For “greatness,” but if so, it’s gone. I doubt they were so crass.)
The so-called Wicked Bible is the best-known scripture botch.
My takeaway: Be sure to have an editor keep watch.
Remade the King James Bible in a most disastrous run.
In Exodus, chapter 20, verse 14, they left out “not”:
“Thou shalt commit adultery,” a slip they hadn’t caught,
But someone did. The next year, they were fined 300 pounds.
That’s more than 50 grand today, a total that astounds.
Most copies were recalled, and just 11 still exist.
They lost their printing license, all because one word was missed.
(A later court report declared they also wrote “great-asse”
For “greatness,” but if so, it’s gone. I doubt they were so crass.)
The so-called Wicked Bible is the best-known scripture botch.
My takeaway: Be sure to have an editor keep watch.