Ecclesiastes 8
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Ecclesiastes 8:12-13

12AlthoughH834a sinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213evilרָ֛עra'H7451a hundredמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967times and maylengthenוּמַאֲרִ֣יךְu.ma.'a.RikhH748his life,stillכִּ֚י גַּם־ki gam-H3588H1571I knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that it will goיִהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961wellטּוֹב֙tOvH2896for those who fearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whoH834fearH3372Him openlyמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH4480H6440.
13But it willnot goיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961wellוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896for the evilH7563personH7563and he will not lengthenיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748his daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117like ashadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738,becauseאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834he does not fearH3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
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