Ecclesiastes 8:10

Ecclesiastes 8:10 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

10Then too, I saw the wicked buried—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise8:10 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (Aquila); most Hebrew manuscripts and are forgotten in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

10So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did such things. This too is futility.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

10So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out from the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did thus. This too is futility.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

10So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out of the holy place [but did not thereby escape their doom], and they are [praised in spite of their evil and] soon forgotten in the city where they did such things. This too is futility (vanity, emptiness).

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

10Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised8:10 Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts were soon forgotten in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

10I also saw sinful people being buried. They used to come and go from the place of worship. And others praised them in the city where they worshiped. That doesn’t have any meaning either.

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