8:11a When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed,

Sometimes people are not immediately punished for the bad things they do. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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If ⌊the ruler⌋ does not quickly punish ⌊people for⌋ doing evil,

8:11b the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.

So people make plans to commit even more crimes. (New International Reader’s Version)
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more people decide that they want to do evil too.

8:11a-b (reordered)

People who are guilty should receive their punishment quickly. If that does not happen, other people also want to do evil things. (EEB)
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Why do people commit crimes so readily? Because crime is not punished quickly enough. (Good News Translation)

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