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Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.
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Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.
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Their houses [are] peace without fear, Nor [is] a rod of God upon them.
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His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.
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They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,
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They lift [themselves] up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.
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They wear out in good their days, And in a moment [to] Sheol go down.
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And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.
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What [is] the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'