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

⁷ Why do the wicked live? They grow old and become mighty in power. ⁸ Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. ⁹ Their houses are in peace, without fear; nor is the rod of God on them. ¹⁰ Their bull mates and does not fail; their cow calves, and does not cast her calf. ¹¹ They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. ¹² They lift up voice at the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the flute. ¹³ They spend their days in good, and in a moment go down to the grave. ¹⁴ And they say to God, Depart from us; for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways; ¹⁵ what is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have if we pray to Him? ¹⁶ Behold, their good is not in their hand; the wisdom of the wicked is far from me.

¹⁷ How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, and their trouble comes on them! He shares out pains in His anger; ¹⁸ they are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm steals away. ¹⁹ God lays up his iniquity for his children. He repays him, and he knows. ²⁰ His eyes shall see his ruin, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. ²¹ For what is his pleasure in his house after him, and the number of his months is cut off?