Eccl.8.13

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Eccl.8.13

But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

Eccl.8.13

and that the evil person will not experience a "good" life. No matter how many days he lives, they'll all be as flat and colorless as a shadow--because he doesn't fear God. [JC]

Eccl.8.13

Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

Eccl.8.13

But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

Eccl.8.13

The wicked will never live long, good lives, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.