Jeremiah 12:1-3

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12 Lord, if I argue with you,
    you are always right.
But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.
    Why are wicked people successful?
    Why do people you cannot trust have such easy lives?
² You have put these wicked people here like plants with strong roots.
    They grow and produce fruit.
With their mouths they say that you are near and dear to them,
    but in their hearts they are really far away from you.
³ But you know my heart, Lord.
    You see me and test my mind.
Drag the evil people away like sheep to be killed.
    Choose them for the day of slaughter.