Job 21:7-15 ▼

7 “Why do the wicked still live, Grow old, and also become very powerful?

8 “Their descendants endure with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes,

9 Their houses are safe from fear, And the rod of God is not on them.

10 “His ox mates without fail; His cow calves and does not miscarry.

11 “They send out their boys like the flock, And their children dance.

12 “They sing with the tambourine and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the flute.

13 “They spend their days in prosperity, And suddenly they go down to Sheol.

14 “Yet they say to God, ‘Go away from us! We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

15 ‘Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, And what would we gain if we plead with Him?’