Job 21:7-21 - Wicked People Do Not Suffer For Their Sins

⁷ Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power? ⁸ Their children are ever with them, and their offspring before their eyes. ⁹ Their houses are free from fear, and the rod of God does not come on them. ¹⁰ Their ox is ready at all times to give seed; their cow gives birth, without dropping her young. ¹¹ They send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance, ¹² They make songs to the instruments of music, and are glad at the sound of the pipe. ¹³ Their days come to an end without trouble, and suddenly they go down to the underworld. ¹⁴ Though they said to God, Go away from us, for we have no desire for the knowledge of your ways. ¹⁵ What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him? ¹⁶ Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

¹⁷ How frequently is the light of the evil-doers put out, or does trouble come on them? how frequently does his wrath take them with cords? ¹⁸ How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind? ¹⁹ You say, God keeps punishment stored up for his children. Let him send it on the man himself, so that he may have the punishment of it! ²⁰ Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all! ²¹ For what interest has he in his house after him, when the number of his months is ended?