Ecclesiastes 7:17

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

ASV Byzantine Text

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Asang Khongca Bible

Sae hmoek hmah loe, kamthu baktiah doeh om hmah; tipongah atue pha ai naah na duek han loe?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Muep poehlip boel lamtah lunghmang la om boeh. Balae tih namah tue pawt vaengah na duek eh?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Muep poehlip boel lamtah lunghmang la om boeh. Balae tih namah tue pawt vaengah na duek eh?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Mai hoonui oe i kou hewa, aole hoi e noho naaupo; no ke aha la oe e make ai mamua o kou manawa?

English Berean Standard Bible

Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, pa twò mechan ni pa twò sòt. Poukisa pou ou ta mouri anvan lè ou?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Noli esse justus multum, neque plus sapias quam necesse est, ne obstupescas.

Bible in Basic English

Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Ne sois pas méchant à l’excès, et ne sois pas insensé ; pourquoi mourrais-tu avant ton temps ? –

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebuď příliš starostlivý, aniž bývej bláznem. Proč máš umírati dříve času svého?

Kosraean Bible

Tusruktu nik kom arulana eiskomyang in oru ma koluk ku oru ma lalfon — efu ku kom in misa meet liki pacl fal lom?

World Portuguese Bible

Não seja excessivamente ímpio, nem seja tolo. Por que você morreria antes do seu tempo?

Romanian BTF Bible

Nu fi peste măsură de stricat, nici nu fi prost, de ce să mori înaintea timpului tău?

Brenton English Septuagint

Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy time.

Burmese Common Language Bible

လွန်ကျူးစွာမဆိုးညစ်နှင့်။ မမိုက်နှင့်။ အချိန် မရောက်မှီ အဘယ်ကြောင့်သေချင်သနည်း။

Darby Translation

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Sei nicht allzu gesetzlos, und sei nicht töricht: warum willst du sterben, ehe deine Zeit da ist?

Dutch Bible 1917

Wees niet al te goddeloos, noch wees al te dwaas; waarom zoudt gij sterven buiten uw tijd?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar leef er ook niet op los, en wees geen dwaas; Waarom zoudt gij sterven vóór uw tijd?

Italian Diodati Bible

Non esser troppo empio, nè stolto; perchè morresti fuor del tuo tempo ?

Douay-Rheims 1899

Be not over just: and be not more wise than is necessary, lest thou become stupid.

Geneva Bible 1599

I haue seene all things in the dayes of my vanitie: there is a iust man that perisheth in his iustice, and there is a wicked man that continueth long in his malice.

Noyes Bible

Be not overmuch wicked; neither be thou a fool! Why shouldst thou die before thy time?

Danish Bible 1931

Vær ikke alt for gudløs og vær ingen Dåre; hvorfor vil du dø i Utide?

Leeser Tanakh

Be not wicked over much, and be no fool: why wouldst thou die before thy time?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?

King James Version

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

King James Version + Apocrypha

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Cũng chớ nên hung hăng quá, và đừng ăn ở như kẻ ngu muội; cớ sao ngươi chết trước k” định?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Revised West Version

‌ʻOua naʻa lahi fau hoʻo fai kovi, pe te ke vale: he ko e hā te ke mate ai ʻi he teʻeki hoko ho ʻaho?

French Ostervald Bible

Ne sois pas méchant à l'excès, et ne sois point insensé; pourquoi mourrais-tu avant ton temps?

Esperanto Bible

Ne malvirtu tro multe, kaj ne estu senprudenta: kial vi devas morti ne en via tempo?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ne sois pas méchant à l’excès, et ne sois pas insensé: pourquoi mourrais-tu avant ton temps?

German Luther Bible 1912

Sei nicht allzu gottlos und narre nicht, daß du nicht sterbest zur Unzeit.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest you be confounded.

British English Septuagint 2012

Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest you be confounded.

Majority Standard BIble

Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?

Webster Bible

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldst thou die before thy time?

Revised Version

Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Non esser troppo empio, né essere stolto; perché morresti tu prima del tempo?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Ne sois pas méchant à l'excès, et ne sois pas insensé. Pourquoi mourrais-tu avant ton heure ?

Reina Valera 1909

No hagas mal mucho, ni seas insensato: ¿por qué morirás antes de tu tiempo?

Spanish BLL

Tampoco te entregues a la maldad ni te portes como un necio. ¿Para qué morir antes de tiempo?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

No hagas mucho mal, ni seas insensato; ¿por qué habrás de morir antes de tu tiempo?

Croatian Bible

Ne budi preopak i ne budi lud; zašto bi umro prije vremena?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ne budi suviše bezbožan ni lud; zašto bi umro pre vremena?

German Textbibel

Frevle nicht zu sehr und sei kein Thor; warum willst du sterben, ehe es Zeit für dich ist?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: Lest thou shouldest die before thy time.