7 aWhy do the wicked live
and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses
are safe from fear,
aNeither
is1 the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves
awithout miscarriage.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
13 They
aspend their days in wealth,
And
1 in a moment go down to the grave.
14 aYet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
15 aWho
is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And
bwhat profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
