Ecclesiastes 7:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 7:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַכֹּ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
רָאִ֖יתִי
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בִּימֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
day
הֶבְלִ֑י
hebel
H1892
vapor
יֵ֤שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
צַדִּיק֙
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
אֹבֵ֣ד
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
בְּצִדְק֔וֹ
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
וְיֵ֣שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
רָשָׁ֔ע
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
מַאֲרִ֖יךְ
ʼârak
H748
to be long
בְּרָעָתֽוֹ
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evil-doing.
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King James Version Public Domain
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I have seen both in the days of my vapor: There is righteous perishing in his righteousness, and there is wicked lengthening in his evil.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).