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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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַכֹּ֥ל | ha.Kol | <the> everything | H3605 → |
| רָאִ֖יתִי | ra.'I.ti | I have seen | H7200 → |
| בִּימֵ֣י | bi.Mei | in [the] days of | H3117 → |
| הֶבְלִ֑י | hev.Li | futility my | H1892 → |
| יֵ֤שׁ | yesh | there | H3426 → |
| צַדִּיק֙ | tza.Dik | [is] a righteous [person] | H6662 → |
| אֹבֵ֣ד | 'o.Ved | [who] perishes | H6 → |
| בְּצִדְק֔וֹ | be.tzid.Ko | in righteousness his | H6664 → |
| וְיֵ֣שׁ | ve.Yesh | and there | H3426 → |
| רָשָׁ֔ע | ra.Sha' | [is] a wicked [person] | H7563 → |
| מַאֲרִ֖יךְ | ma.'a.Rikh | [who] prolongs | H748 → |
| בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃ | be.ra.'a.To | in evil his | H7451 → |
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