Job:21:7-34
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Why do the wicked live and become old ,
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become mighty in power ?
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Their descendants are established with them in their sight ,
And their offspring before their eyes .
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Their houses are safe from fear ,
Neither is the rod of God upon them .
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Their bull breeds without failure ;
Their cow calves without miscarriage .
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They send forth their little ones like a flock ,
And their children dance .
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They sing to the tambourine and harp ,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute .
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They spend their days in wealth ,
And in a moment go down to the grave .
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Yet they say to God , "
Depart from us ,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways .
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Who is the Almighty ,
that we should serve Him ?
And what profit do we have if we pray to Him ?'
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Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand ;
The counsel of the wicked is far from me .
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How often is the lamp of the wicked put out ?
How often does their destruction come upon them ,
The sorrows God distributes in His anger ?
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They are like straw before the wind ,
And like chaff that a storm carries away .
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They say , "
God lays up one '
s iniquity for his children ';
Let Him recompense him ,
that he may know it .
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Let his eyes see his destruction ,
And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty .
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For what does he care about his household after him ,
When the number of his months is cut in half ?
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Can anyone teach God knowledge ,
Since He judges those on high ?
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One dies in his full strength ,
Being wholly at ease and secure ;
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His pails are full of milk ,
And the marrow of his bones is moist .
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Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul ,
Never having eaten with pleasure .
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They lie down alike in the dust ,
And worms cover them .
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Look ,
I know your thoughts ,
And the schemes with which you would wrong me .
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For you say , "
Where is the house of the prince ?
And where is the tent ,
The dwelling place of the wicked ?'
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Have you not asked those who travel the road ?
And do you not know their signs ?
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For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom ;
They shall be brought out on the day of wrath .
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Who condemns his way to his face ?
And who repays him for what he has done ?
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Yet he shall be brought to the grave ,
And a vigil kept over the tomb .
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The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him ;
Everyone shall follow him ,
As countless have gone before him .
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How then can you comfort me with empty words ,
Since falsehood remains in your answers ?"
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