Ecclesiastes 8:11-13

New International Reader's Version

¹¹ Sometimes the sentence for a crime isn’t carried out quickly. So people make plans to commit even more crimes. ¹² An evil person may be guilty of a hundred crimes. Yet they may still live a long time. But I know that things will go better with those who have great respect for God. ¹³ Sinful people don’t respect God. So things won’t go well with them. Like a shadow, they won’t be around very long.