Ecclesiastes 8:14

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There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.
World English Bible (WEB)
There is{H3426} a vanity{H1892} which is done{H6213}{(H8738)} upon the earth{H776}; that there be just{H6662} men, unto whom it happeneth{H5060}{(H8688)} according to the work{H4639} of the wicked{H7563}; again, there be{H3426} wicked{H7563} men, to whom it happeneth{H5060}{(H8688)} according to the work{H4639} of the righteous{H6662}: I said{H559}{(H8804)} that this also{H1571} is vanity{H1892}.
Strong's King James
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
There is a vanity that hath been done upon the earth, that there are righteous ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the wicked, and there are wicked ones unto whom it is coming according to the work of the righteous. I have said that this also is vanity.
Young's Literal Translation

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