No disaster overcomes the righteous, but the wicked are full of misery.
Ecclesiastes 7:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is good that you should take hold of this and from that withdraw not your hand; for he who [reverently] fears and worships God will come forth from them all. American Standard Version (1901) It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth from them all. Common English Bible It’s good that you take hold of one of these without letting go of the other because the one who fears God will go forth with both. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not act with great impiety, and do not choose to be foolish, lest you die before your time. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be not overmuch wicked: and be not foolish, lest thou die before thy time. |
No disaster overcomes the righteous, but the wicked are full of misery.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand rest, because you don’t know which will succeed, whether one or the other, or if both of them will be equally good.
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: fear God and keep his commands, because this is for all humanity.
I know that everything God does will last for ever; there is no adding to it or taking from it. God works so that people will be in awe of him.
For many dreams bring futility; so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, I also know that it will go well with God-fearing people, for they are reverent before him.
However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.
‘I will make a permanent covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put fear of me in their hearts so that they will never again turn away from me.
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.
‘But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth , of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. , These things you should have done without neglecting the others.