no peace for the wicked

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(there's) no peace for the wicked

The lack of peace in one's life, or the perpetual need to be working or be busy, stems from one's sinfulness. The phrase comes from the Bible and is now usually used humorously. He may have been acquitted of those crimes, but he will not go unpunished. There's no peace for the wicked. A: "You working late again, Stan?" B: "No peace for the wicked." You know me, I can't sit still for too long. No peace for the wicked, right?

no peace (or rest) for the wicked

someone's heavy workload or lack of tranquillity is punishment for a sinful life. humorous

This expression comes from Isaiah 48:22: ‘There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked’.