Job 9:24, 21:7-15, Psa 17:14, 37:1, 35, 73:11-12, Jer 5:27 | ESV | STEP | The earth is given into the hand of the wicked ; he covers the faces of its judges

Job 9:24

24 ^aThe earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
he ^bcovers the faces of its judges—
^cif it is not he, who then is it?

Job 21:7-15

7 ^dWhy do the wicked live,
reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
8 Their ^eoffspring are established in their presence,
and their descendants before their eyes.
9 Their houses are ^fsafe from fear,
and ^gno rod of God is upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without fail;
their cow calves and ^hdoes not miscarry.
11 They send out their ⁱlittle boys like a flock,
and their children dance.
12 They sing to ^jthe tambourine and ^kthe lyre
and rejoice to the sound of ^lthe pipe.
13 They ^mspend their days in prosperity,
and in ⁿpeace they go down to ^oSheol.
14 They say to God, ^p‘Depart from us!
We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.
15 ^qWhat is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
And what ^rprofit do we get if we pray to him?’

Psalms 17:14

14 from men by your hand, O Lord,
from ^smen of the world whose ^tportion is in this life. ^{▼▼Or from men whose portion in life is of the world}
You fill their womb with treasure; ^{▼▼Or As for your treasured ones, you fill their womb}
they are satisfied with ^wchildren,
and they leave their abundance to their infants.

Psalms 37:1

He Will Not Forsake His Saints

^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each stanza beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} Of David.

1 ^yFret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not ^zenvious of wrongdoers!

Psalms 37:35

35 ^aaI have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like ^aba green laurel tree. ^{▼▼The identity of this tree is uncertain}

Psalms 73:11-12

11 And they say, ^ad“How can God know?
Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Behold, these are the wicked;
always at ease, they ^aeincrease in riches.

Jeremiah 5:27

27 Like a cage full of birds,
their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;