They scoff, and speak with malice;(A)
    with arrogance(B) they threaten oppression.(C)
Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
    and drink up waters in abundance.[a]
11 They say, “How would God know?
    Does the Most High know anything?”

12 This is what the wicked are like—
    always free of care,(D) they go on amassing wealth.(E)

13 Surely in vain(F) I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.(G)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,(H)
    and every morning brings new punishments.

15 If I had spoken out like that,
    I would have betrayed your children.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

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