Ecclesiastes 8:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But it will not be wellוְטֹוב֙
(ve·to·vv)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
for the evil manלָֽרָשָׁ֔ע
(la·ra·sha,)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
and he will not lengthenיַאֲרִ֥יךְ
(ya·'a·rich)
748: to be longa prim. root
his daysיָמִ֖ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
like a shadow,כַּצֵּ֑ל
(ka·tzel;)
6738: a shadowfrom tsalal
becauseאֲשֶׁ֛ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he does not fear 
 
3372a: to feara prim. root
God.אֱלֹהִֽים׃
(e·lo·him.)
430: God, godpl. of eloah


















KJV Lexicon
But it shall not be well
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
with the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
neither shall he prolong
'arak  (aw-rak')
to be (causative, make) long -- defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-)long, + (out-, over-)live, tarry (long).
his days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
which are as a shadow
tsel  (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
because he feareth
yare'  (yaw-ray')
fearing; morally, reverent -- afraid, fear (-ful).
not before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.

King James Bible
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.

International Standard Version
But things will not go well for the wicked person: he will not lengthen his life like a shadow, since he has no fear before God.

NET Bible
But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But it will not go well for the wicked. They will not live any longer. Their lives are like shadows, because they don't fear God.

King James 2000 Bible
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he fears not before God.
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