It shall be forever.
aNothing can be added to it,
And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him.
And what is to be has already been;
And God1 requires an account of what is past.
Injustice Seems to Prevail
In the place of1 judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
1Iniquity was there.
a“God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every1 purpose and for every work.”
| << Ecclesiastes 3:15 | Ecclesiastes 3:17 >> |
American Standard Version
And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
Amplified® Bible
Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice there was wickedness, and that in the place of righteousness wickedness was there also.
Contemporary English Version
Everywhere on earth I saw violence and injustice instead of fairness and justice.
Darby English Version
And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.
Good News Bible
In addition, I have also noticed that in this world you find wickedness where justice and right ought to be.
King James Version
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
New American Standard Bible
Furthermore, I have seen under the sun {that} in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
New International Version
And I saw something else under the sun:
In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,
in the place of justice—wickedness was there.
New King James Version
Moreover I saw under the sun:
In the place of judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
Iniquity was there.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there wickedness takes place and in the place of righteousness wickedness exists.
Revised Standard Version
Moreover I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.
Young's Literal Translation
And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment -- there `is' the wicked; and the place of righteousness -- there `is' the wicked.
| << Ecclesiastes 3:15 | Ecclesiastes 3:17 >> |
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