Wisdom 4:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 They shall see, and they shall despise; But them the Lord shall laugh to scorn. And after this they shall become a dishonoured carcase, And a reproach among the dead for ever: More versionsCommon English Bible Instead, they will laugh at what they see. In the end, however, the Lord will have the last laugh on them. Catholic Public Domain Version For they will see and despise him, but the Lord will ridicule them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They shall see him, and shall despise him: but the Lord shall laugh them to scorn. Good News Translation (US Version) They make light of a wise person's death, but the Lord will soon be laughing at them. When they die, they will not be given an honorable burial. Even the dead will hold them in scorn and disgust forever. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers They will see, and they will despise; but the Lord will laugh them to scorn. After this, they will become a dishonored carcass and a reproach among the dead forever; Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition When they see this happen, they simply sneer. But God will laugh at them because their dead bodies will be forever disgusting to the rest of the dead. |