Ecclesiastes 7:15
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The Law of Retribution Does Not Always Work—but It Does Sometimes
15I have seen all these things in my vain life:
Sometimes a righteous man perishes in spite of his righteousness,
and sometimes a wicked man lives a long life in spite of his evil.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
In my vain life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these:
the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
and the wicked living long in their wickedness.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
In my futile life I have seen everything: someone righteous perishes in spite of his righteousness, and someone wicked lives long in spite of his evil.
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NLTNew Living Translation
I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.
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KJV 1900King James Version
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
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