Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 8:11-13

11Because sentenceפִתְגָ֔םfit.GamH6599against an evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639is not executedנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213speedilyמְהֵרָ֑הme.he.RahH4120,therefore the heartלֵ֧בlevH3820of the sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121of menהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120is fully setמָלֵ֞אma.Le'H4390in them to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

12Though a sinnerחֹטֶ֗אcho.Te'H2398doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213evilרָ֛עra'H7451an hundred timesמְאַ֖תme.'AtH3967, and his daysbe prolongedוּמַאֲרִ֣יךְu.ma.'a.RikhH748,yet surely I knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that it shall be wellטּוֹב֙tOvH2896with them that fearלְיִרְאֵ֣יle.yir.'EiH3373Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,which fearיִֽירְא֖וּyi.re.'UH3372beforeמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH6440him:

13But it shall not be wellוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896with the wickedלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563,neither shall he prolongיַאֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH748hisdaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, which areas a shadowכַּצֵּ֑לka.TzelH6738;because he fearethיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3373not beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

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