3For I envied the arrogant
when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4They have no struggle in their death;
their bodies are well-fed.
5They are free of the burdens others carry;
they are not afflicted like other men.
6Therefore pride is their necklace;
a garment of violence covers them.
7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity;
the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
8They mock and speak with malice;
with arrogance they threaten oppression.
9They set their mouths against the heavens,
and their tongues strut across the earth.
10So their people return to this place
and drink up waters in abundance.
11The wicked say, “How can God know?
Does the Most High have knowledge?”
12Behold, these are the wicked —
always carefree as they increase their wealth.
— Psalm 73:3-12

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