The (A)tents of the destroyers prosper,
And those who provoke God (B)are secure,
[a]Whom God brings (C)into their power.

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  1. Job 12:6 Or He who brings God into his hand.

The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(A)
    and those who provoke God are secure(B)
    those God has in his hand.[a]

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  1. Job 12:6 Or those whose god is in their own hand

27 Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of (A)deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.
28 They are (B)fat, they are sleek,
They also [a]excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the [b](C)orphan, so that they may be successful;
And they do not [c]defend the rights of the poor.

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  1. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit pass over; or overlook deeds
  2. Jeremiah 5:28 Or fatherless
  3. Jeremiah 5:28 Lit judge

27 Like cages full of birds,
    their houses are full of deceit;(A)
they have become rich(B) and powerful
28     and have grown fat(C) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;(D)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.(E)

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Therefore the (A)Law [a]is ignored,
And justice [b]is never upheld.
For the wicked (B)surround the righteous;
Therefore justice comes out (C)confused.

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  1. Habakkuk 1:4 Or is ineffective; lit turns cold
  2. Habakkuk 1:4 Lit never goes forth

Therefore the law(A) is paralyzed,
    and justice never prevails.
The wicked hem in the righteous,
    so that justice(B) is perverted.(C)

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15 So now we (A)call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and (B)escape punishment.’”

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15 But now we call the arrogant(A) blessed. Certainly evildoers(B) prosper,(C) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

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