'Wicked' in the Bible

“There [in death] the wicked cease from raging,And there the weary are at rest.

“Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,And the tents of the wicked will be no longer.”

“It is all one; therefore I say,‘He destroys [both] the blameless and the wicked.’

“The earth is given into the hands of the wicked;He covers the faces of its judges [so that they are blind to justice].If it is not He, then who is it [that is responsible for all this injustice]?

‘Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress,To despise and reject the work of Your hands,And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?

‘Although You know that I am not guilty or wicked,Yet there is no one who can rescue me from Your hand.

‘If I am wicked, woe to me [for judgment comes]!And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.For I am sated and filled with disgrace and the sight of my misery.

“For He recognizes and knows false and worthless men,And He sees wickedness, will He not consider it?

“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,And they will not escape [the justice of God];And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”

“The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,And numbered are the years stored up for him, the ruthless one.

“God hands me over to criminalsAnd tosses me [headlong] into the hands of the wicked.

“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out,And the flame of his fire will not shine.

“For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness),And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit].

“The strength [of the wicked] is famished and weakened,And disaster is ready at his side [if he stops].

“The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below,And above, his branch is cut off and withers.

“Those in the west are astonished and appalled at his fate,And those in the east are seized with horror.

That the triumphing of the wicked is short,And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?

“This is the wicked man’s portion from God,And the heritage decreed and appointed to him by God.”

“Why do the wicked still live,Become old, and become mighty in power?

“But notice, the prosperity of the wicked is not in their hand (in their power);The counsel of the wicked [and the mystery of God’s dealings with the ungodly] is far from my comprehension.

“How often [then] is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out,And that their disaster falls on them?Does God distribute pain and destruction and sorrow [to them] in His anger?

“You say, ‘God stores away [the punishment of] man’s wickedness for his children.’Let God repay him so that he may know and experience it.

“For you say, ‘Where is the house of the noble man?And where is the tent, the dwelling place of the wicked?’

“Will you keep to the ancient pathThat wicked men walked [in the time of Noah],

“Why does the Almighty not set seasons for judgment?Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]?

“They harvest their fodder in a field [that is not their own],And glean the vineyard of the wicked.

“Within the walls [of the wicked] the poor make [olive] oil;They tread [the grapes in] the wine presses, but thirst.

“Yet God draws away the mighty by His power;He rises, but no one has assurance of life.

“May my enemy be as the wicked,And he who rises up against me be as the unrighteous (unjust).

“I will teach you regarding the hand (power) of God;I will not conceal what is with the Almighty [God’s actual treatment of the wicked].

“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:

“He lies down rich, but never will again;He opens his eyes, and it is gone.

Who goes in company with those who do evilAnd walks with wicked men?

“He strikes them like the wickedIn a public place,

‘Job ought to be tried to the limitBecause he answers like wicked men!

Job uselessly opens his mouthAnd multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].”

“He does not prolong the life of the wicked,But gives the afflicted their justice.

“But you [Job] were full of judgment on the wicked,Judgment and justice take hold of you.

“Their light is withheld from the wicked,And the uplifted arm is broken.

Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him,And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.