16 “Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;
The (A)counsel of the wicked is far from me.

17 “How often is (B)the lamp of the wicked put out,
Or does their (C)calamity fall on them?
Does [a]God apportion destruction in His anger?
18 “Are they as (D)straw before the wind,
And like (E)chaff which the storm carries away?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:17 Lit He