Ecclesiastes 7:16-17 in English

¹⁶ Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.

¹⁷ Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: lest thou shouldest die before thy time.

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.

¹⁷ Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest you be confounded.

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ So do not think that you are very righteous and do not think that you are very wise, because if you think those things, you will destroy yourself.

¹⁷ If you do what is evil or do what is foolish, you might die while you are still young.

¹⁶ I have seen all things in the days of my vanity: there is a just man perishing in his justice, and there is an ungodly man remaining in his wickedness.

¹⁷ Be not very just; neither be very wise: lest you be confounded.

¹⁶ Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

¹⁷ Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

¹⁶ Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

¹⁷ Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

¹⁶ Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

¹⁷ Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

¹⁶ Be not given overmuch to righteousness and be not over-wise. Why let destruction come on you?

¹⁷ Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

¹⁶ Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ These things also I saw in the days of my vanity: A just man perisheth in his justice, and a wicked man liveth a long time in his wickedness.

¹⁷ Be not over just: and be not more wise than is necessary, lest thou become stupid.

¹⁶ Don't think you can make yourself right by a lot of religious observance, and don't pretend to be so wise. Do you want to destroy yourself?

¹⁷ On the other hand, don't decide to live an evil life—don't be a fool! Why die before your time?

¹⁶ In the day of wealth be of good comfort, and in the day of affliction consider: God also hath made this contrary to that, to the intent that man shoulde finde nothing after him.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁶ Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise; why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither show thyself over wise: why wouldst thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not wicked over much, and be no fool: why wouldst thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ Be not very just; Neither be very wise: lest thou be confounded.

¹⁷ Be not very wicked; and be not stubborn: Lest thou shouldest die before thy time.

¹⁶ Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself over-wise! Why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not overmuch wicked; neither be thou a fool! Why shouldst thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ Do not be self-righteous, wise in your own eyes. Why should you destroy yourself?

¹⁷ Do not be too wicked or foolish. Why should you die before your time?

¹⁶ Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

¹⁷ Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

¹⁶ Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

¹⁷ Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

¹⁶ Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldst thou destroy thyself?

¹⁷ Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldst thou die before thy time?

¹⁶ Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

¹⁷ Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

¹⁶ Don’t be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

¹⁷ Don’t be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

¹⁶ Do not thou be just or rightwise over much, neither understand thou more than is needful; lest thou be astonied.

¹⁷ Do thou not wickedly much, and do not thou be a fool; lest thou die in a time not thine.

¹⁶ Do not thou be just over much, neither understand thou more than is needful; lest thou be astonied. (Do not thou be too good, nor understand thou more than is useful; lest thou be regarded with contempt, or with derision.)

¹⁷ Do thou not wickedly much, and do not thou be a fool; lest thou die in a time not thine. (Do not thou do many wicked things, and do not be a fool; lest thou die before thy time.)

¹⁶ Be not over-righteous, nor show thyself too wise, why art thou desolate?

¹⁷ Do not much wrong, neither be thou a fool, why dost thou die within thy time?