4. “My complaint is not against people. There is a good reason why I am not patient.
5. Look at me and be shocked. Put your hand over your mouth, and stare at me in shock!
6. When I think about what happened to me, I feel afraid and my body shakes!
7. Why do evil people live long lives? Why do they grow old and successful?
8. They watch their children grow up and live to see their grandchildren.
9. Their homes are safe and free from fear. God does not punish them.
10. Their bulls never fail to mate. Their cows have healthy calves.
11. They send their children out to play like lambs. Their children dance around.
12. They sing and dance to the sound of harps and flutes.
13. Evil people enjoy success during their lives and then go to the grave without suffering.
14. They say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We don’t care what you want us to do!’
15. And they say, ‘Who is God All-Powerful? We don’t need to serve him! It will not help to pray to him!’
16. “Of course, evil people don’t make their own success. I would never follow their advice.
17. But how often does God blow out their light? How often does trouble come to them? How often does God get angry with them and punish them?