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Ecclesiastes 8:12

NETBible	Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes¹ and still live a long time,² yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people³ – for they stand in fear⁴ before him.
NIV © biblegateway Ecc 8:12	Although a wicked man commits a hundred crimes and still lives a long time, I know that it will go better with God-fearing men, who are reverent before God.
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 8:12	Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.
NLT © biblegateway Ecc 8:12	But even though a person sins a hundred times and still lives a long time, I know that those who fear God will be better off.
MSG © biblegateway Ecc 8:12	Even though a person sins and gets by with it hundreds of times throughout a long life, I'm still convinced that the good life is reserved for the person who fears God, who lives reverently in his presence,
BBE © SABDAweb Ecc 8:12	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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Ecc 8:12	Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,
NKJV © biblegateway Ecc 8:12	Though a sinner does evil a hundred times , and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him.
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KJV	Though a sinner <02398> (8802) do <06213> (8802) evil <07451> an hundred times <03967>_, and his [days] be prolonged <0748> (8688)_, yet surely I know <03045> (8802) that it shall be well <02896> with them that fear <03373> God <0430>_, which fear <03372> (8799) before <06440> him:
NASB © biblegateway Ecc 8:12	Although <0834> a sinner <02398> does <06213> evil <07451> a hundred <03967> times and may lengthen <0748> his life, still <03588> <1571> I know <03045> that it will be well <02896> for those who fear <03372> God <0430> , who <0834> fear <03372> Him openly <04480> <6440 >.
LXXM	ov <3739> R-NSM hmarten <264> V-AAI-3S epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S to <3588> T-ASN ponhron <4190> A-ASN apo <575> PREP tote <5119> ADV kai <2532> CONJ apo <575> PREP makrothtov {N-GSF} autw <846> D-DSM oti <3754> CONJ kai <2532> CONJ ge <1065> PRT ginwskw <1097> V-PAI-1S egw <1473> P-NS oti <3754> CONJ estai <1510> V-FMI-3S agayon <18> A-NSN toiv <3588> T-DPM foboumenoiv <5399> V-PMPDP ton <3588> T-ASM yeon <2316> N-ASM opwv <3704> CONJ fobwntai <5399> V-PMS-3P apo <575> PREP proswpou <4383> N-GSN autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	Even though <0834> a sinner <02398> might commit <06213> a hundred <03967> crimes <07451> and still live a long time <0748> , yet I <0589> know <03045> that <0834> it will go <01961> well <02896> with God-fearing <0430> <03372> people– for they stand in fear <03372> before <06440> him.
HEBREW	wynplm <06440> waryy <03372> rsa <0834> Myhlah <0430> yaryl <03372> bwj <02896> hyhy <01961> rsa <0834> yna <0589> edwy <03045> Mg <01571> yk <03588> wl <0> Kyramw <0748> tam <03967> er <07451> hve <06213> ajx <02398> rsa (8:12) <0834>

NETBible

Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes¹ and still live a long time,² yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people³ – for they stand in fear⁴ before him.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “does evil one hundred [times].”

²tn Heb “and prolongs his [life].”

³tn Heb “those who fear God.”

⁴tn Heb “they fear.”