This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation Wisdom 4:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 202116 The righteous who have died will condemn the ungodly who are living, and youth that is quickly perfected will condemn the prolonged old age of the unrighteous. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible16 So the dead who did what’s right will condemn the ungodly who are still alive, and someone who dies young will condemn the old person who has lived many years but hasn’t done what is right. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 But the just dead will condemn the impious living, and youth hastily completed results in a long unjust life. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version16 But the just that is dead, condemneth the wicked that are living, and youth soon ended, the long life of the unjust. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)16 Even when righteous people are dead and gone, they put to shame the wicked people who live on after them. In their old age the wicked will be disgraced by young people who have already achieved perfection. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers16 but a righteous man who is dead will condemn the ungodly who are living, and youth who is quickly perfected will condemn the many years of an unrighteous man’s old age. See the chapter |