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Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.

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ASV

All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his evil-doing.

KJV

All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכֹּ֥לha.Kol<the> everythingH3605
רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200
בִּימֵ֣יbi.Meiin [the] days ofH3117
הֶבְלִ֑יhev.Lifutility myH1892
יֵ֤שׁyeshthereH3426
צַדִּיק֙tza.Dik[is] a righteous [person]H6662
אֹבֵ֣ד'o.Ved[who] perishesH6
בְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.Koin righteousness hisH6664
וְיֵ֣שׁve.Yeshand thereH3426
רָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'[is] a wicked [person]H7563
מַאֲרִ֖יךְma.'a.Rikh[who] prolongsH748
בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃be.ra.'a.Toin evil hisH7451

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About Ecclesiastes

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain