Ecclesiastes 8:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“There 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.”

Ecclesiastes 8:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 8:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 8:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 8:14 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 8:14 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 8:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“There is a vanity that hath been done upon the earth, that there are righteous ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the wicked, and there are wicked ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the righteous. I have said that this also <FI>is<Fi> vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 8:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there are righteous [men] unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; and there are wicked [men] to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.”

Ecclesiastes 8:14 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There is a vanitie, which is done vpon the earth, that there be righteous men to whom it commeth according to the worke of the wicked: and there be wicked men to whom it commeth according to the worke of the iust: I thought also that this is vanitie.”

Ecclesiastes 8:14 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 8:14 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8

12 Bien que el pecador haga mal cien veces, y le sea dilatado [el castigo], con todo yo también sé que los que á Dios temen tendrán bien, los que temieren ante su presencia;

13 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.

14 Hay vanidad que se hace sobre la tierra: que hay justos á quienes sucede como [si hicieran] obras de impíos; y hay impíos á quienes acaece como [si hicieran] obras de justos. Digo que esto también es vanidad.

15 Por tanto alabé yo la alegría; que no tiene el hombre bien debajo del sol, sino que coma y beba, y se alegre; y que esto se le quede de su trabajo los días de su vida que Dios le dió debajo del sol.

16 Yo pues dí mi corazón á conocer sabiduría, y á ver la faena que se hace sobre la tierra; (porque hay quien ni de noche ni de día ve sueño en su ojos;)

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