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Wisdom of Solomon 4:17

For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel has decreed of him, and to what end the Lord has set him in safety.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
For the ungodly will see a wise man’s end, and won’t understand what the Lord planned for him, and why he safely kept him.
World English Bible