Ecclesiastes 7:16 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

These things also I saw in the days of my vanity: A just man perisheth in his justice, and a wicked man liveth a long time in his wickedness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Be not [morbidly exacting and externally] righteous overmuch, neither strive to make yourself [pretentiously appear] overwise–why should you [get puffed up and] destroy yourself [with presumptuous self-sufficiency]?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

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Common English Bible

Don’t be too righteous or too wise, or you may be dumbfounded.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

I also saw this, in the days of my vanity: a just man perishing in his justice, and an impious man living a long time in his malice.

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