Let me but do my work from day to day,
In field or forest, at the desk or loom,
In roaring marketplace or tranquil room;
Let me but find it in my heart to say,
When vagrant wishes beckon me astray,
“This is my work; my blessing, not my doom;
Of all who live, I am the one by whom
This work can best be done in the right way.”

Then shall I see it not too great, nor small,
To suit my spirit and to prove my powers;
Then shall I cheerful greet the laboring hours,
And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fall
At eventide, to play and love and rest,
Because I know for me my work is best.

- An extract from the book Pride and Prejudice (Chapter 5), by Jane Austen

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light…
– Ephesians 5:8 (New International Version)

In the languages of my forefathers:

Plautdietsch (Low German)
dan jie weare donn enn Diestanes, oba nu se jie Licht em Herr, waundelt soo aus Lichtkjinja,
– Efeesa 5:8 (Reimer 2001)

Norsk (Norwegian)
For I var fordum mørke, men nu er I lys i Herren; vandre som lysets barn –
– Efeserne 5:8 (Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930

Svenska (Swedish)
En gång var era hjärtan fyllda av mörker, men nu är de fyllda av ljus från Herren, och ert uppträdande borde visa det!
– Efesierbrevet 5:8 (Levande Bibeln)

And in just a few others:

Français (French)
Autrefois vous étiez ténèbres, et maintenant vous êtes lumière dans le Seigneur. Marchez comme des enfants de lumière!
– Éphésiens 5:8 (Louis Segond)

Español (Spanish)
Porque ustedes antes eran oscuridad, pero ahora son luz en el Señor. Vivan como hijos de luz
– Efesios 5:8 (Nueva Versión Internacional)

Deutsch (German)
Früher habt auch ihr in Dunkelheit gelebt; aber heute ist das anders: Durch den Herrn seid ihr im Licht. Darum lebt nun auch wie Kinder des Lichts!
– Epheser 5:8 (Hoffnung für Alle)

Arabic
فَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ فِي الْمَاضِي ظَلاَماً، وَلَكِنَّكُمُ الآنَ نُورٌ فِي الرَّبِّ. فَاسْلُكُوا سُلُوكَ أَوْلاَدِ النُّورِ.
ﺃﻓﺴﺲ 5:8 (Arabic Life Application Bible)

Kiswahili
Zamani ninyi pia mlikuwa gizani, lakini sasa mmekuwa nuru katika Bwana; basi muishi kama watoto wa nuru.
– Waefeso 5:8 (Swahili New Testament)

Kreyol (Haitian Creole)
Nan tan lontan, nou te nan fènwa. Men koulye a, paske n’ap viv ansanm nan Seyè a, nou nan limyè. Se sa ki fè, fòk nou mennen tèt nou tankou moun k’ap viv nan limyè a.
– Efèz 5:8 (Haitian Creole Version)

Russian
Вы были некогда тьма, а теперь–свет в Господе: поступайте, как чада света,
– К Ефесянам 5:8 (Russian Synodal Version)

Greek
ητε γαρ ποτε σκοτος νυν δε φως εν κυριω ως τεκνα φωτος περιπατειτε
– ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 5:8 (1881 Westcott-Hort New Testament)

These are just a tiny handful. There are so many, many others. But there is neither time nor space to put them all. Suffice to say, it is not (just) an English book. Far from it! Perhaps it’s easy to forget. Sometimes there are disagreements and arguments over which English translation to use. There is a time and place for that, but we also need to remember the history, the breadth of use and the depth of the Book. I owe much to those who carried the message far and wide, often risking their lives in doing so, as well as in the translating of these precious words into the languages of those they brought it to.

P.S. Thanks to www.biblegateway.com for their searchable Bible database, from which I obtained the above translations.