Ecclesiastes 8:10-12

Amplified Bible

¹⁰ So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out of the holy place [but did not thereby escape their doom], and they are [praised in spite of their evil and] soon forgotten in the city where they did such things. This too is futility (vanity, emptiness). ¹¹ Because the sentence against an evil act is not executed quickly, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil. ¹² Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life [seemingly] is prolonged [in spite of his wickedness], still I know that it will be well with those who [reverently] fear God, who fear and worship Him openly [realizing His omnipresence and His power].^(A)