Translations
Modern
Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
Traditional
And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
Literal
And in this I have seen the wicked ones being buried, and they went in, even from the place of holiness they walked, and they were praised in the city where thus they had done. This also is vapor.
Latin
Vidi impios sepultos, qui etiam cum adhuc viverent in loco sancto erant, et laudabantur in civitate quasi justorum operum. Sed et hoc vanitas est.
Original
Hebrew
English
Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.
Notes
In this world, unfairness often wins. It can be frustrating when bad people seem to succeed.