KJVBut 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.
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.
Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
And good is not to the wicked, and he doth not prolong days as a shadow, because he is not fearing before God.
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days as a shadow, because he feareth not beforeGod.
Ecclesiastes — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
E C C L E S I A S T E S CHAP. VIII. Solomon, in this chapter, comes to recommend wisdom to us as the most powerful antidote against both the temptations and vexations that arise from the vanity of the world. Here is, I. The benefit and praise…