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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
וטוב לא יהיה לרשע ולא יאריך ימים כצל--אשר איננו ירא מלפני אלהים
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vtvb lA yhyh lrSH` vlA yAryk ymym kTSl--ASHr Aynnv yrA mlpny Alhym

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
non sit bonum impio nec prolongentur dies eius sed quasi umbra transeant qui non timent faciem Dei

King James Variants
American King James Version   
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he fears not before God.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he fears not before God.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Authorized (King James) Version   
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
New King James Version   
But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
21st Century King James Version   
But it shall not be well with the wicked; neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he feareth not before God.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Darby Bible Translation   
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days as a shadow, because he feareth not before God.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
But let it not be well with the wicked, neither let his days be prolonged, but as a shadow let them pass away that fear not the face of the Lord.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
God's Word   
But it will not go well for the wicked. They will not live any longer. Their lives are like shadows, because they don't fear God.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.
International Standard Version   
But things will not go well for the wicked person: he will not lengthen his life like a shadow, since he has no fear before God.
NET Bible   
But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
New American Standard Bible   
But it will not be well for the evil man and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
New International Version   
Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
New Living Translation   
The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.
Webster's Bible Translation   
But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
The World English Bible   
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he lengthen days like a shadow; because he doesn't fear God.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Wicked people will surely not enjoy a good life. Their lives will be like a shadow that quickly disappears. They do not respect God, so they will not live for a long time.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And good is not to the wicked, and he doth not prolong days as a shadow, because he is not fearing before God.
New Life Version   
But it will not go well for the sinful man. His days will not be long like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
The Voice Bible   
and it will not go well for the wicked nor will their days grow long like evening shadows because they do not stand in awe of God.
Living Bible   
unlike the wicked, who will not live long, good lives—their days shall pass away as quickly as shadows because they don’t fear God.
New Catholic Bible   
However, things will not go well with the wicked, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
Legacy Standard Bible   
But it will not be well for the wicked man, and he will not prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God openly.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
but it shall never be well with the wicked, neither shall his days be prolonged, which are as a shadow, because he did not fear before the presence of God.
Christian Standard Bible   
However, it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not lengthen their days like a shadow, for they are not reverent before God.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not [reverently] fear and worship God.
New Century Version   
I also know it will not go well for evil people, because they do not honor God. Like a shadow, they will not last.
The Message   
Even though a person sins and gets by with it hundreds of times throughout a long life, I’m still convinced that the good life is reserved for the person who fears God, who lives reverently in his presence, and that the evil person will not experience a “good” life. No matter how many days he lives, they’ll all be as flat and colorless as a shadow—because he doesn’t fear God. * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
But it will not be good for the wicked. Such a man will not lengthen his days like a shadow, since he does not stand in fear before God.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
Good News Translation®   
but it will not go well for the wicked. Their life is like a shadow and they will die young, because they do not obey God.”
Wycliffe Bible   
Good be not to the wicked man, neither his days be made long; but pass they as shadow, that dread not the face of the Lord. (But good shall not be to a wicked person, nor shall his days be made long; but they shall pass like a shadow, those who do not fear the face of the Lord/those who do not have reverence before the Lord.)
Contemporary English Version   
but no one who sins and rejects God will prosper or live very long.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
Common English Bible © 2011   
But it will not go well for the wicked; they won’t live long at all because they aren’t reverent before God.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
But it will not be well for the evil man, nor will he lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
and that it shall not be well with the wicked, who shall not prolong their shadowy days, for their lack of reverence toward God.
New American Standard Bible   
But it will not go well for the evil person and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
The Expanded Bible   
I also know it will not go well for evil people, because they do not ·honor [fear] God. Like a shadow, ·they will not last [L their days will not be lengthened].
Tree of Life Version   
But it will not go well with the wicked, and he will not lengthen his days like a shadow, because he does not fear God.
Revised Standard Version   
but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
New International Reader's Version   
Sinful people don’t respect God. So things won’t go well with them. Like a shadow, they won’t be around very long.
BRG Bible   
But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Complete Jewish Bible   
But things will not go well with the wicked; and, like a shadow, he will not prolong his days; because he doesn’t fear God.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
But it shall not be well with the rasha, neither shall he lengthen his yamim like a tzel (shadow); because he feareth not before Elohim.
Names of God Bible   
But it will not go well for the wicked. They will not live any longer. Their lives are like shadows, because they don’t fear Elohim.
Modern English Version   
But it will not be well for the wicked, and he will not prolong his days, like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.
Easy-to-Read Version   
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.
International Children’s Bible   
And I also know it will not go well for evil people. Their lives will be like a brief shadow. They will not live very long.
Lexham English Bible   
But it will not go well with the wicked, and they will not prolong their days, like the shadow; because there is no fearing God’s presence.
New International Version - UK   
Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.