Ecclesiastes 8:13
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 8:13 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
aber dem Gesetzlosen wird es nicht wohlgehen, und er wird, dem Schatten gleich, seine Tage nicht verlängern, weil er sich vor Gott nicht fürchtet.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y que el impío no tendrá bien, ni le serán prolongados los días, que son como sombra; por cuanto no temió delante de la presencia de Dios.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém ao perverso não sucederá o bem, e não prolongará seus dias, que serão como uma sombra, pois ele não tem temor diane de Deus.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas não para o homem mau — sua vida não será prolongada; seus dias são como uma sombra passageira porque ele não honra a Deus.
📖 Ecclesiastes 8:13 in Context
11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
12Though 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:
13But 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.
14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.
15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
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