8:13a Yet because the wicked do not fear God,

Evil people don’t respect God. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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However, if you do not submit to God,

8:13b it will not go well with them,

Therefore they will not prosper in their lives.
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you will have a miserable life.

8:13c and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

Their life is like a shadow and they will die young. (Good News Translation)
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Your life will be short, like a shadow. (EASY2015)

8:13a-c (reordered)

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. (EEB)
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I also know it will not go well for evil people, because they do not honor God. Like a shadow, they will not last. (New Century Version)

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