¹² Behold, these are the wicked;
    always at ease, they ^(A)increase in riches.

⁷ “See the man who would not make
    God his refuge,
but ^(A)trusted in the abundance of his riches
    and sought refuge in his own destruction!”^[a]

12 ^(A)Righteous are you, O Lord,
    when I complain to you;
    yet I would plead my case before you.
^(B)Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
    Why do all ^(C)who are treacherous thrive?
² You plant them, and they take root;
    they grow and produce fruit;
^(D)you are near in their mouth
    and far from their heart.

^{28     (A)}they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
    ^(B)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
    and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

^17 (A)They shall eat up your harvest and your food;
    they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
    they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
your ^(B)fortified cities in which you trust
    they shall beat down with the sword.”

¹⁰ Put no trust in extortion;
    ^(A)set no vain hopes on robbery;
    ^(B)if riches increase, set not your heart on them.