Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Certes, le méchant ne restera pas impuni, Mais la postérité des justes sera sauvée.
KJV
[Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
[Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
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