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Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 7:15
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אֶת־הַכֹּ֥ל רָאִ֖יתִי בִּימֵ֣י הֶבְלִ֑י יֵ֤שׁ צַדִּיק֙ אֹבֵ֣ד בְּצִדְק֔וֹ וְיֵ֣שׁ רָשָׁ֔ע מַאֲרִ֖יךְ בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃

  1. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  2. הַכֹּ֥לha.Kol“<the> everything”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.ti“I have seen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  4. בִּימֵ֣יbi.Mei“in [the] days of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  5. הֶבְלִ֑יhev.Li“futility my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֶ֫בֶל · “vanity” · Strong's H1892
  6. יֵ֤שׁyesh“there”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  7. צַדִּיק֙tza.Dik“[is] a righteous [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  8. אֹבֵ֣ד'o.Ved“[who] perishes”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָבַד · “to perish” · Strong's H0006
  9. בְּצִדְק֔וֹbe.tzid.Ko“in righteousness his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צֶ֫דֶק · “righteousness” · Strong's H6664G
  10. וְיֵ֣שׁve.Yesh“and there”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  11. רָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'“[is] a wicked [person]”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  12. מַאֲרִ֖יךְma.'a.Rikh“[who] prolongs”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָרַךְ · “to prolong” · Strong's H0748
  13. בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃be.ra.'a.To“in evil his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)