12 singing to the tambourine and lyre
and rejoicing at the sound of the flute.(A)
13 They spend[a] their days in prosperity(B)
and go down to Sheol in peace.
14 Yet they say to God, “Leave us alone!
We don’t want to know your ways.(C)

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  1. 21:13 Alt Hb tradition reads fully enjoy

12 They sing to the music of timbrel and lyre;(A)
    they make merry to the sound of the pipe.(B)
13 They spend their years in prosperity(C)
    and go down to the grave(D) in peace.[a](E)
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone!(F)
    We have no desire to know your ways.(G)

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  1. Job 21:13 Or in an instant