²⁶ I cannot relax or be still;
I have no rest,^(A) for trouble comes.

⁶ The tents of robbers are safe,^(A)
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.^[a](B)

12 You will be righteous, Lord,^(A)
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:^(B)
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?^(C)
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?