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[a]Why do the wicked keep on living,
    grow old, become mighty in power?(A)

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  1. 21:7 In vv. 7–29 Job launches into a realistic description of the fate of the wicked, contrary to the claims made by the friends.

Why do the wicked live on,
    growing old and increasing in power?(A)

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Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

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15 But we call the arrogant blessed;
    for evildoers not only prosper
    but even test God and escape.”

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15 But now we call the arrogant(A) blessed. Certainly evildoers(B) prosper,(C) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

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15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

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