⁷ Why do the wicked live on,
    growing old and increasing in power?^(A)

⁹ from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.^(A)

¹⁰ They close up their callous hearts,^(B)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.^(C)

¹² This is what the wicked are like—
    always free of care,^(A) they go on amassing wealth.^(B)