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There the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest.
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Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will no longer exist.”
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It is all one; therefore I say, ‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’
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The earth is handed over to the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
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Is it right for You indeed to oppress, To reject the work of Your hands, And to look favorably on the plan of the wicked?
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If I am wicked, woe to me! But if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. I am full of shame, and conscious of my misery.
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But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last.”
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The wicked person writhes in pain all his days, And the years reserved for the ruthless are numbered.
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God hands me over to criminals, And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.
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Bildad Speaks of the Wicked
Then Bildad the Shuhite responded,
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“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the spark from his fire does not shine.
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Certainly these are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
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Zophar Says the Rejoicing of the Wicked Is Short
Then Zophar the Naamathite responded,
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That the rejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary?
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This is a wicked person’s portion from God, The inheritance decreed to him by God.”
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Job Says God Will Deal with the Wicked
Then Job responded,
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Why do the wicked still live, Grow old, and also become very powerful?
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Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The advice of the wicked is far from me.
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“How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their disaster fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?
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For you say, ‘Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’
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For the wicked person is spared a day of disaster; They are led away from a day of fury.
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Is your wickedness not abundant, And is there no end to your guilty deeds?
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Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked people have walked,
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Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the advice of the wicked is far from me.
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They harvest their feed in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
