Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:15

¹⁵In my futile life I have seen both of these:

A righteous man perishing in his righteousness,

and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In my futile	הֶבְלִ֑י	heḇ·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1892 vapour, breath
life	בִּימֵ֣י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
I have seen	רָאִ֖יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
both of these	הַכֹּ֥ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
A righteous man	צַדִּיק֙	ṣad·dîq	Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
perishing	אֹבֵ֣ד	’ō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6 perish
in his righteousness	בְּצִדְק֔וֹ	bə·ṣiḏ·qōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
a wicked man	רָשָׁ֔ע	rā·šā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
living long	מַאֲרִ֖יךְ	ma·’ă·rîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H748 be long
in his wickedness	בְּרָעָתֽוֹ׃	bə·rā·‘ā·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.