Ecclesiastes 3:17 - Revised Version 1885

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

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I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time [appointed] for every matter and purpose and for every work.

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

I thought to myself, God will judge both righteous and wicked people, because there’s a time for every matter and every deed.

And I said in my heart: "God will judge the just and the impious, and then the time for each matter shall be."

And I said in my heart: God shall judge both the just and the wicked, and then shall be the time of every thing.