Ecclesiastes 7:17
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7:17Do not be excessively wicked and do not be a fool;
otherwise61 you might die before your time.
Footnotes
- 61 Heb “Why?” The question is rhetorical.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Be not overly wicked, neither be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do not be overwicked,
and do not be a fool—
why die before your time?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Don’t be excessively wicked, and don’t be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
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NLTNew Living Translation
On the other hand, don’t be too wicked either. Don’t be a fool! Why die before your time?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not act excessively wicked,
and do not be a fool, lest you die before your time.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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