Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 8:13
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not [reverently] fear {and} worship God.
Contemporary English Version
but no one who sins and rejects God will prosper or live very long.
Darby English Version
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days as a shadow, because he feareth not before God.
Good News Bible
but it will not go well for the wicked. Their life is like a shadow and they will die young, because they do not obey God."
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
New International Version
Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
New King James Version
But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But it will not go well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
Revised Standard Version
but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
Young's Literal Translation
And good is not to the wicked, and he doth not prolong days as a shadow, because he is not fearing before God.
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