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- "For¹ what¹ [is] the hopeª of the hypocrite,ª though¹ he hath gained,ª° when¹ Godª taketh awayª° his soul?ª" {Job 27:8} + "I have seenª° the wickedª in great power,ª and spreading²° himself¹ like a greenª bay tree.ª ... Yet he passed away,ª° and, lo,¹ he [was] not:¹ yea, I soughtª° him, but he could not¹ be found.ª°" {Psa 37:35-36} + "For¹ I was enviousª° at the foolish,ª° [when] I sawª° the prosperityª of the wicked.ª ... They setª° their mouthª against the heavens,ª and their tongueª walkethª° through the earth.ª" {Psa 73:3-9} + "Surely¹ thou didst setª° them in slippery places:ª thou castedst them downª° into destruction.ª ... As a dreamª when [one] awaketh;ª°¹ [so], O Lord,ª when thou awakest,ª thou shalt despiseª° their image.ª" {Psa 73:18-20} + "When the wickedª springª° as¹ the grass,ª and when all¹ the workersª° of iniquityª do flourish;ª° [it is] that they shall be destroyedª° for ever:ª¹" {Psa 92:7} + "Righteousª [art] thou,¹ O LORD,ª when¹ I pleadª° with¹ thee: yet¹ let me talkª° with¹ thee of [thy] judgments:ª Wherefore¹ doth the wayª of the wickedª prosper?ª° [wherefore] are all¹ they happyª° that deal very² treacherously?ª°¹ ... But thou,¹ O LORD,ª knowestª° me: thou hast seenª° me, and triedª° mine heartª toward¹ thee: pull them outª° like sheepª for the slaughter,ª and prepareª° them for the dayª of slaughter.ª" {Jer 12:1-3}
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