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.
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.