Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy time.
GNV
Ecclesiastes 7:17
I haue seene all things in the dayes of my vanitie: there is a iust man that perisheth in his iustice, and there is a wicked man that continueth long in his malice.
Parallel Translations
Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest you be confounded.
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?
Cross References
Proverbs 10:27Job 22:16Psalms 55:23Acts 12:23Acts 5:10Acts 5:5Job 15:32–33Genesis 38:7–101 Samuel 25:38James 1:21Ezekiel 16:20Ezekiel 8:17Jeremiah 2:33–34
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