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They mock and pour forth their malevolence;
    in their haughtiness they threaten oppression.
Their mouths rage against the heavens
    while their tongues are never stilled on the earth.
10 [a]So the people blindly follow them
    and find nothing offensive in their words.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:10 From the mistaken viewpoint of an afflicted person, the wicked enjoy power, glory, and prosperity without end.
  2. Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is unclear. Another translation is: “So the people turn to them / and find no fault in them.”

They scoff, and speak with malice;(A)
    with arrogance(B) they threaten oppression.(C)
Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
    and drink up waters in abundance.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.