“But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.”
The complementary statement that it will not go well with the wicked, who will not prolong days like a shadow, because they do not fear God, presents the expected outcome for the ungodly. Yet the image of shadow—something insubstantial and fleeting—suggests that the wicked's days, though long, lack substance or meaning. This verse suggests that even extended life may be empty if lived without fear of God.
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