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For I was envious of the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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For there are no struggles in their death, But their strength is firm.
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They are free from burdens of men, Neither are they plagued like other men.
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Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
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Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
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They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
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They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
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Therefore their people return to them, And they drink up waters of abundance.
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They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"
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Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.