Ecclesiastes 7:15-18
New King James Version
15 I have seen everything in my days of vanity:
(A)There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness,
And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.
16 (B)Do not be overly righteous,
(C)Nor be overly wise:
Why should you destroy yourself?
17 Do not be overly wicked,
Nor be foolish:
(D)Why should you die before your time?
18 It is good that you grasp this,
And also not remove your hand from the other;
For he who (E)fears God will [a]escape them all.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit. come forth from all of them
Ecclesiastes 7:15-18
Authorized (King James) Version
15 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. 16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? 17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? 18 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
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