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 Ainda que um pecador faça o mal cem vezes e [sua vida] se prolongue, mesmo assim eu sei, que as coisas boas acontecerão aos que temem a Deus, aos que temerem diante da sua face.
13 Porém ao perverso não sucederá o bem, e não prolongará [seus] dias, [que serão] como uma sombra, pois ele não tem temor diane de Deus.
14 Há [outra] futilidade que é feita sobre a terra: que há justos a quem acontece conforme as obras dos perversos, e há perversos a quem acontece conforme as obras dos justos. Digo que isso também é futilidade.
15 Assim elogiei a alegria, pois o homem não tem nada melhor abaixo do sol do que comer, beber e se alegrar; que isso acompanhe seu trabalho nos dias de sua vida, que Deus lhe dá abaixo do sol.
16 Enquanto entregava meu coração a entender a sabedoria, e ver a ocupação que é feita abaixo do sol (ainda que nem de dia, nem de noite, [o homem] veja sono em seus olhos),
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