But as for me, (A)my feet came close to stumbling,
My steps [a]had almost slipped.
For I was (B)envious of the [b]arrogant
As I saw the (C)prosperity of the wicked.
For there are no pains in their death,
And their [c]body is fat.
They are (D)not [d]in trouble as other [e]men,
Nor are they (E)plagued [f]like mankind.
Therefore pride is (F)their necklace;
The (G)garment of violence covers them.
Their eye [g]bulges from (H)fatness;
The imaginations of their heart [h]run riot.
They (I)mock and [i]wickedly speak of oppression;
They (J)speak from on high.
They have (K)set their mouth [j]against the heavens,
And their tongue [k]parades through the earth.

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  1. Psalm 73:2 Lit were caused to slip
  2. Psalm 73:3 Or boasters
  3. Psalm 73:4 Or belly
  4. Psalm 73:5 Lit in the trouble of men
  5. Psalm 73:5 Or mortals
  6. Psalm 73:5 Lit with
  7. Psalm 73:7 Lit goes forth
  8. Psalm 73:7 Lit overflow
  9. Psalm 73:8 Or they speak in wickedness; From on high they speak of oppression
  10. Psalm 73:9 Or in
  11. Psalm 73:9 Lit walks

12 Behold, (A)these are the wicked;
And always (B)at ease, they have increased in wealth.
13 Surely (C)in vain I have [a]kept my heart pure
And (D)washed my hands in innocence;
14 For I have been stricken (E)all day long
And [b](F)chastened every morning.

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  1. Psalm 73:13 Or cleansed my heart
  2. Psalm 73:14 Lit my chastening

18 Surely You set them in (A)slippery places;
You cast them down to [a](B)destruction.
19 How they are [b](C)destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by (D)sudden terrors!
20 Like a (E)dream when one awakes,
O Lord, when (F)aroused, You will (G)despise their [c]form.

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  1. Psalm 73:18 Lit ruins
  2. Psalm 73:19 Lit become a desolation
  3. Psalm 73:20 Or image