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Douay-Rheims
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For because sentence is not speedily pronounced against the evil, the children of men commit evils without any fear.
King James
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Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Louis Second
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Parce qu'une sentence contre les mauvaises actions ne s'exécute pas promptement, le coeur des fils de l'homme se remplit en eux du désir de faire le mal
Martin Luther
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Weil nicht bald geschieht ein Urteil über die bösen Werke, dadurch wird das Herz der Menschen voll, Böses zutun.
Vulgate
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etenim quia non profertur cito contra malos sententia absque ullo timore filii hominum perpetrant mala

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


etenim : for indeed.
quia : because.
non : not.
cito : to be moved, aroused.
cito : quickly, rapidly, speedily.
cito : to put into quick motion, quickened.
contra : (+ acc.) against.
sententia : sentiment, opinion, decision, saying.
sententia : opinion, thought, way of thinking, meaning, purpose.
absque : (+ ablative) without, except.
mala : jaw.