Section 3:16-3:22

God will judge everyone

3:16a Furthermore, I saw under the sun that

I observed something else in this world.
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I also noticed that under the sun (New Living Translation (2004))

3:16b in the place of judgment there is wickedness,

Where justice should be, there is evil there.
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there is evil in the courtroom. (New Living Translation (2004))
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People do evil things in ⌊courtrooms⌋ where they should make right decisions.

3:16c and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Where righteousness should be, there is also evil there.
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Yes, even the courts of law are corrupt! (New Living Translation (2004))

2:1a-b (combined)

In addition, I have also noticed that in this world you find wickedness where justice and right should be.
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I saw something else about the people who live in this world. People should say if something is wrong. But they say that it is right. They should be fair to each other but they are not fair. (EASY2015)

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