3. because I envied the arrogant;I observed how the wicked are well off:
4. They suffer no pain;their bodies are fit and strong.
5. They are never in trouble;they aren’t weighed down like other people.
6. That’s why they wear arrogance like a necklace,why violence covers them like clothes.
7. Their eyes bulge out from eating so well;their hearts overflow with delusions.
8. They scoff and talk so cruel;from their privileged positionsthey plan oppression.
9. Their mouths dare to speak against heaven!Their tongues roam the earth!
10. That’s why people keep going back to them,keep approving what they say.
11. And what they say is this: "How could God possibly know!Does the Most High know anything at all!"
12. Look at these wicked ones,always relaxed, piling up the wealth!
13. Meanwhile, I’ve kept my heart pure for no good reason;I’ve washed my hands to stay innocent for nothing.
14. I’m weighed down all day long.I’m punished every morning.
15. If I said, "I will talk about all this,"I would have been unfaithful to your children.
16. But when I tried to understand these things,it just seemed like hard work
17. until I entered God’s sanctuaryand understood what would happen to the wicked.
18. You will definitely put them on a slippery path;you will make them fall into ruin!