⁶ The tents of robbers are at peace,
    and those who provoke God are secure,
    who bring their god in their hand.^[a]

¹⁴ from men by your hand, O Lord,
    from men of the world whose portion is in this life.^[a]
You fill their womb with treasure;^[b]
    they are satisfied with children,
    and they leave their abundance to their infants.

37 Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
    be not envious of wrongdoers!

³⁵ I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
    spreading himself like a green laurel tree.^[a]

³ For I was envious of the arrogant
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

⁵ They are not in trouble as others are;
    they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.

⁷ that though the wicked sprout like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction for ever;

12 Righteous are you, O Lord,
    when I complain to you;
    yet I would plead my case before you.
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
    Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
² You plant them, and they take root;
    they grow and produce fruit;
you are near in their mouth
    and far from their heart.