7 “Consider now: Who, being innocent, has ever perished?

Where were the upright ever destroyed?

8 As I have observed, those who plow evil

and those who sow trouble reap it.

9 At the breath of God they perish;

at the blast of his anger they are no more.

7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the righteous cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow wickedness, reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

7 “Stop and think! Do the innocent die?

When have the upright been destroyed?

8 My experience shows that those who plant trouble

and cultivate evil will harvest the same.

9 A breath from God destroys them.

They vanish in a blast of his anger.

7 “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?

Or where were the upright ever cut off?

8 Even as I have seen,

Those who plow iniquity

And sow trouble reap the same.

9 By the blast of God they perish,

And by the breath of His anger they are consumed.

7 “Remember that the innocent will not die;

honest people will never be destroyed.

8 I have noticed that people who plow evil

and plant trouble, harvest it.

9 God’s breath destroys them,

and a blast of his anger kills them.

7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent?

Or where were the upright cut off?

8 According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity,

And sow trouble, reap the same.

9 By the breath of God they perish,

And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.

7 Remember, I pray thee, who that was innocent has perished? and where were the upright cut off? 8 Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity and sow mischief, reap the same. 9 By the breath of †God they perish, and by the blast of his nostrils are they consumed.

7 “Now think about this: 

Which innocent person ⸤ever⸥ died ⸤an untimely death⸥? 

Find me a decent person who has been destroyed. 

8 Whenever I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, 

they gathered its harvest. 

9 God destroys them with his breath 

and kills them with a blast of his anger. 

7 Consider: who has perished when he was innocent?

Where have the honest been destroyed?

8 In my experience, those who plow injustice

and those who sow trouble reap the same.

9 They perish at a single blast from God

and come to an end by the breath of His nostrils.

7 “Think now, who that was innocent ever perished?

Or where were the upright cut off?

8 As I have seen, those who plow iniquity

and sow trouble reap the same.

9 By the breath of God they perish,

and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

7 “Think now, who has perished who is innocent?

Or where are the upright destroyed?

8 Just as I have seen, plowers of mischief

and sowers of trouble will reap it.

9 By the breath of God they perish,

and by the blast of his anger they come to an end.

7 “Here’s something to think about.

Have blameless people ever been wiped out?

Have honest people ever been completely destroyed?

8 Here’s what I’ve observed.

People gather a crop from what they plant.

If they plant evil and trouble, that’s what they will harvest.

9 The breath of God destroys them.

The blast of his anger wipes them out.

7 “Remember now, who ever perished being innocent?

Or where were the upright destroyed?

8 “According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity

And those who sow trouble harvest it.

9 “By the breath of God they perish,

And by the blast of His anger they come to an end.