Good News Translation
And so they died, shaking with fear, afraid even to open their eyes, yet unable to keep them shut.

New Revised Standard Version
For wickedness is a cowardly thing, condemned by its own testimony; distressed by conscience, it has always exaggerated the difficulties.

Contemporary English Version
They were so frightened that they refused to open their eyes. But keeping them closed did not relieve their fears,

New American Bible
For wickedness, of its nature cowardly, testifies in its own condemnation, and because of a distressed conscience, always magnifies misfortunes.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For whereas wickedness is fearful, it beareth witness of its condemnation: for a troubled conscience always forecasteth grievous things.

For whereas wickedness is fearful, it beareth witness of its condemnation: for a troubled conscience always forecasteth grievous things.

Wisdom 17:8
For they who promised to drive away fears and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of a fear worthy to be laughed at.

Wisdom 17:9
For though no terrible thing disturbed them: yet being scared with the passing by of beasts, and hissing of serpents, they died for fear and denying that they saw the air, which could by no means be avoided.

Wisdom 17:11
For fear is nothing else but a yielding up of the succours from thought.

Wisdom 17:12
And while there is less expectation from within, the greater doth it count the ignorance of that cause which bringeth the torment.