Ecclesiastes 8:12–13
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8:12Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes48 and still live a long time,49
yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people50—for they stand in fear51 before him.
8:13But it will not go well with the wicked,
Footnotes
- 48 Heb “does evil one hundred [times].”
- 49 Heb “and prolongs his [life].”
- 50 Heb “those who fear God.”
- 51 Heb “they fear.”
- 52 Heb “he.”
- 53 The word “their” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for smoothness.
- 54 The phrase “like a shadow” (כַּצֵּל, katsel) modifies the verb (“prolong”) rather than the noun (“days”). Several English versions misconstrue the line: “he will not prolong his days, [which are] like a shadow” (, ); “the man who does not fear God is like a shadow” (); and “he will not prolong his shadowy days” (). It should be rendered “he will not prolong his days like a shadow” (, , , , ). Unlike a shadow that lengthens at sunset, the wicked do not normally live long.
- 55 Heb “he.”
- 56 Heb “they do not fear.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before him. But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him. Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, I also know that it will go well with God-fearing people, for they are reverent before him. However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.
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NLTNew Living Translation
But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off. The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Although the sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will be good for those who fear God—because they fear his presence. But it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not prolong their days, like the shadow; because there is no fearing God’s presence.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
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