Why (A)do the wicked still live,
Grow old, and also become very [a](B)powerful?
Their [b](C)descendants endure with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes,
Their houses (D)are safe from fear,
And the [c]rod of God is not on them.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 21:7 Or superior
  2. Job 21:8 Lit seed
  3. Job 21:9 I.e., punishment

Why do the wicked live on,
    growing old and increasing in power?(A)
They see their children established around them,
    their offspring before their eyes.(B)
Their homes are safe and free from fear;(C)
    the rod of God is not on them.(D)

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