⁶ At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

²⁴ Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who `is' he?

⁷ Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.

⁸ Their seed is established, Before their face with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

⁹ Their houses `are' peace without fear, Nor `is' a rod of God upon them.

¹⁰ His bullock hath eaten corn, and doth not loath. His cow bringeth forth safely, And doth not miscarry.

¹¹ They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

¹² They lift `themselves' up at timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of an organ.

¹³ They wear out in good their days, And in a moment `to' Sheol go down.

¹⁴ And they say to God, `Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

¹⁵ What `is' the Mighty One that we serve Him? And what do we profit when we meet with Him?'

¹¹ And they have said, `How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'

¹² Lo, these `are' the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.

¹⁸ And he hath filled their houses `with' good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)

¹⁴ From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion `is' in life, And `with' Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied `with' sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.

¹ By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

³⁵ I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

²⁷ As a cage full of fowls, So their houses are full of deceit, Therefore they have been great, and are rich.