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Ecclesiastes 8:10

Bible in Basic English 1965

And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.

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How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?

I have gone from men's minds and memory like a dead man; I am like a broken vessel.

The memory of the upright is a blessing, but the name of the evil-doer will be turned to dust.

There is no memory of those who have gone before, and of those who come after there will be no memory for those who are still to come after them.

Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!

Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.

O Lord, the hope of Israel, all who give you up will be put to shame; those who go away from you will be cut off from the earth, because they have given up the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.

And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

But the upright man will be living by his faith; and if he goes back, my soul will have no pleasure in him.




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