⁵ They are not in trouble as others are;
    they are not plagued like other people.^(A)

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

12 You will be in the right, O Lord,
    when I lay charges against you,
    but let me put my case to you.
Why does the way of the guilty prosper?
    Why do all who are treacherous thrive?^(A)
2 You plant them, and they take root;
    they grow and bring forth fruit;
you are near in their mouths
    yet far from their hearts.^(B)

⁹ Their houses are safe from fear,
    and no rod of God is upon them.^(A)

⁶ When I think of it I am dismayed,
    and shuddering seizes my flesh.