16 The wages of the righteous is life,

but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.

16 The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

16 The earnings of the godly enhance their lives,

but evil people squander their money on sin.

16 The labor of the righteous leads to life,

The wages of the wicked to sin.

16 Good people are rewarded with life,

but evil people are paid with punishment.

16 The labor of the righteous tendeth to life;

The increase of the wicked, to sin.

16 The labour of a righteous man tendeth to life; the revenue of a wicked man, to sin.

16 A righteous person’s reward is life. 

A wicked person’s harvest is sin. 

16 The labor of the righteous leads to life;

the activity of the wicked leads to sin.

16 The wage of the righteous leads to life,

the gain of the wicked to sin.

16 The wage of the righteous leads to life;

the gain of the wicked to sin.

16 People who do what is right earn life.

But what sinners earn causes them to be punished.

16 The wages of the righteous is life,

The income of the wicked, punishment.