Parallel ECC 8:12

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OEB No OEB ECC 8:12 verse available

WEBBE Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time,
 ⇔ yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people – for they stand in fear before him.

LSV Though a sinner is doing evil one hundred [times], and prolonging [himself] for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him.

FBV Even though a sinner may do wrong a hundred times, and live a long life, I'm convinced that those who do what God says will be better off.

T4T But even if sinful people commit 100 crimes, and even if they live for a long time, I know that things will go better for those who greatly respect and revere God.

LEB Although the sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will be good for those who fear God—because they fear his presence.[fn]

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BBE Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS because a sinner doeth evil a hundred times, and prolongeth his days — though yet I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before Him;

ASV Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, that fear before him:

DRA But though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and by patience be borne withal, I know from thence that it shall be well with them that fear God, who dread his face.

YLT Though a sinner is doing evil a hundred [times], and prolonging [himself] for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him.

Drby Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his [days], yet I know that it shall be well with them that fear [fn]God, because they fear before him;

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RV Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and prolong his days, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

Wbstr Though a sinner doeth evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet surely I know that it will be well with them that fear God, who fear before him:

KJB-1769 ¶ Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Though a sinner doe euill an hundred times, and his dayes be prolonged; yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that feare God, which feare before him.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

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Bshps Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes, and God deferreth, geuing hym long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God, whiche haue hym before their eyes.
   (Because an evil person offendeth an hundred times, and God deferreth, geuing him long life, therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that fear God, which have him before their eyes.)

Gnva Though a sinner doe euill an hundreth times, and God prolongeth his dayes, yet I knowe that it shalbe well with them that feare the Lord, and doe reuerence before him.
   (Though a sinner do evil an hundreth times, and God prolongeth his days, yet I know that it shall be well with them that fear the Lord, and do reverence before him. )

Cvdl But though an euell personne offende an hundreth tymes, and haue a longe life: yet am I sure, that it shal go well with the that feare God, because they haue him before their eyes.
   (But though an evil personne offend an hundreth times, and have a long life: yet am I sure, that it shall go well with the that fear God, because they have him before their eyes.)

Wycl Netheles of that, that a synnere doith yuel an hundrid sithis, and is suffrid bi pacience, Y knew that good schal be to men dredynge God, that reuerensen his face.
   (Netheles of that, that a sinnere doith evil an hundred sithis, and is suffrid by patience, I knew that good shall be to men dredynge God, that reuerensen his face.)

Luth Ob ein Sünder hundertmal Böses tut und doch lange lebt, so weiß ich doch, daß es wohlgehen wird denen, die GOtt fürchten, die sein Angesicht scheuen.
   (Ob a sinners hundertmal Böses tut and though/but long lebt, so know I doch, that it wohlgehen becomes denen, the God fürchten, the his face scheuen.)

ClVg Attamen peccator ex eo quod centies facit malum, et per patientiam sustentatur; ego cognovi quod erit bonum timentibus Deum, qui verentur faciem ejus.
   (Attamen peccator from eo that centies facit evil, and through patientiam sustentatur; I cognovi that will_be bonum timentibus God, who verentur face his. )