Because 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.
KJV
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsBecause 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.
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.
Because sentence hath not been done on an evil work speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of man is full within them to do evil.
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to do evil.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).