Ecclesiastes 8:10-12

Modern English Version

God’s Unknowable Ways

¹⁰ Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised^[a] in the city where they did works. This is also vanity.

¹¹ Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed swiftly, the heart of the sons of men is fully set to do evil. ¹² Since one who sins may do evil a hundred times and extend his life, I also have experienced that it will be good for those who fear God when they have reverence before Him.