Ecclesiastes 8:12-14

Easy-to-Read Version

¹² A sinner might do a hundred evil things and still live a long time. But I know that it is still better to obey and respect God. ¹³ Evil people don’t respect God, so they will not get good things or live long lives. Their lives will not be like the shadows that become longer and longer as the sun goes down.

¹⁴ There is something else that happens on earth that does not seem fair. Bad things should happen to bad people, and good things should happen to good people. But sometimes bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people. This is not fair.