(A)The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.

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The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(A)
    and those who provoke God are secure(B)
    those God has in his hand.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:6 Or those whose god is in their own hand

10 They have closed up their (A)fat hearts;
With their mouths they (B)speak proudly.

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10 They close up their callous hearts,(A)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(B)

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14 With Your hand from men, O Lord,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.

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14 By your hand save me from such people, Lord,
    from those of this world(A) whose reward is in this life.(B)
May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies;
    may their children gorge themselves on it,
    and may there be leftovers(C) for their little ones.

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(A)For I was envious of the boastful,
When I saw the prosperity of the (B)wicked.

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For I envied(A) the arrogant
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(B)

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12 Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.

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12 This is what the wicked are like—
    always free of care,(A) they go on amassing wealth.(B)

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Jeremiah’s Question

12 Righteous (A)are You, O Lord, when I plead with You;
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.
(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

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Jeremiah’s Complaint

12 You are always righteous,(A) Lord,
    when I bring a case(B) before you.
Yet I would speak with you about your justice:(C)
    Why does the way of the wicked prosper?(D)
    Why do all the faithless live at ease?

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13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil,
And cannot look on wickedness.
Why do You look on those who deal treacherously,
And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours
A person more righteous than he?

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13 Your eyes are too pure(A) to look on evil;
    you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(B)
Why then do you tolerate(C) the treacherous?(D)
    Why are you silent while the wicked
    swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(E)

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16 Therefore (A)they sacrifice to their net,
And burn incense to their dragnet;
Because by them their share is [a]sumptuous
And their food plentiful.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:16 Lit. fat

16 Therefore he sacrifices to his net
    and burns incense(A) to his dragnet,
for by his net he lives in luxury
    and enjoys the choicest food.

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