Ecclesiastes 8:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 8:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 8:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 8:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow, because he doesn’t fear God.”
Ecclesiastes 8:13 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 8:13 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 8:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And good is not to the wicked, and he doth not prolong days as a shadow, because he is not fearing before God.”
Ecclesiastes 8:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days as a shadow, because he feareth not before God.”
Ecclesiastes 8:13 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 8:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But it shall not be well to the wicked, neither shall he prolong his dayes: he shall be like a shadowe, because he feareth not before God.”
Ecclesiastes 8:13 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 8:13 in Context — Ecclesiastes 8
11 Parce qu’une sentence contre les mauvaises actions ne s’exécute pas promptement, le cœur des fils de l’homme se remplit en eux du désir de faire le mal.
12 Cependant, quoique le pécheur fasse cent fois le mal et qu’il y persévère longtemps, je sais aussi que le bonheur est pour ceux qui craignent Dieu, parce qu’ils ont de la crainte devant lui.
13 Mais le bonheur n’est pas pour le méchant, et il ne prolongera point ses jours, pas plus que l’ombre, parce qu’il n’a pas de la crainte devant Dieu.
14 Il est une vanité qui a lieu sur la terre: c’est qu’il y a des justes auxquels il arrive selon l’œuvre des méchants, et des méchants auxquels il arrive selon l’œuvre des justes. Je dis que c’est encore là une vanité.
15 J’ai donc loué la joie, parce qu’il n’y a de bonheur pour l’homme sous le soleil qu’à manger et à boire et à se réjouir; c’est là ce qui doit l’accompagner au milieu de son travail, pendant les jours de vie que Dieu lui donne sous le soleil.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 8:13 Mean?
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