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Ecclesiastes 3:16

16 Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is awickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

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Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 And I saw something else under the sun:

In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,

in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 I also noticed that under the sun there is evil in the courtroom. Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt!

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Moreover I saw under the sun:

In the place of judgment,

Wickedness was there;

And in the place of righteousness,

Iniquity was there.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 I also saw this here on earth:

Where there should have been justice, there was evil;

where there should have been right, there was wrong.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 I saw something else under the sun: 

There is wickedness where justice should be found. 

There is wickedness where righteousness should be found. 

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 I also observed under the sun: there is wickedness at the place of judgment and there is wickedness at the place of righteousness.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice there was evil; instead of righteousness there was wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 3:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Here’s something else I saw on earth.

Where people should be treated right,

they are treated wrong.

Where people should be treated fairly,

they are treated unfairly.


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