Jeremiah 12:1-3

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12 Lord, when I complain to you,
    you always do what is right.
But I must ask you about your justice.
    Why do wicked people have success in life?
Why do people who cheat their friends
    live in comfort?
² They are like trees that you have planted.
    They have strong roots.
    They produce good fruits.
Those people like to talk about you a lot,
    but they do not really love you.
³ But you know everything about me, Lord.
    You watch me carefully to test me.
    You know what I am thinking.
You should kill those wicked men, as they deserve!
    Take them away like sheep,
    to kill them when the time is right.