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Ecclesiastes 7:15
I have seen everything during my lifetime of futility; there is a righteous person who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked person who prolongs his life in his wickedness.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise person’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one and the same fate happens to both of them.
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Malachi 3:15
So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up, but they also put God to the test and escape punishment.’ ”
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Job 21:7
Why do the wicked still live, Grow old, and also become very powerful?
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Psalms 73:3
For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
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Ecclesiastes 9:1-3
For I have taken all this to my heart, even to examine it all, that righteous people, wise people, and their deeds are in the hand of God. People do not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits them.It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and the unclean; for the person who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good person is, so is the sinner; the one who swears an oath is just as the one who is afraid to swear an oath.This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of mankind are full of evil, and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterward they go to the dead.
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Psalms 73:12-14
Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure And washed my hands in innocence;For I have been stricken all day long, And punished every morning.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
There was a man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked,“ And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an unhappy task.
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Job 21:17-34
“ How often is the lamp of the wicked put out, Or does their disaster fall on them? Does God apportion destruction in His anger?Are they as straw before the wind, And like chaff which the storm carries away?You say,‘ God saves up a person’s wrongdoing for his sons.’ Let God repay him so that he may know it.Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.For what does he care about his household after him, When the number of his months is at an end?Can anyone teach God knowledge, In that He judges those on high?One dies in his full strength, Being wholly undisturbed and at ease;His sides are filled with fat, And the marrow of his bones is wet,While another dies with a bitter soul, Never even tasting anything good.Together they lie down in the dust, And maggots cover them.“ Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plots you devise against me.For you say,‘ Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’Have you not asked travelers, And do you not examine their evidence?For the wicked person is spared a day of disaster; They are led away from a day of fury.Who confronts him with his actions, And who repays him for what he has done?When he is carried to the grave, People will keep watch over his tomb.The clods of the valley will gently cover him; Moreover, all mankind will follow after him, While countless others go before him.So how dare you give me empty comfort? For your answers remain nothing but falsehood!”
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Job 24:21-25
He wrongs the infertile woman, And does no good for the widow.But He drags off the mighty by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.He provides them with security, and they are supported; And His eyes are on their ways.They are exalted a little while, then they are gone; Moreover, they are brought low, and like everything they are gathered up; Like the heads of grain they wither.Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?”
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Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like a mistake that proceeds from the ruler:
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Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are You, Lord, when I plead my case with You; Nevertheless I would discuss matters of justice with You: Why has the way of the wicked prospered? Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind.
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Job 9:22-24
It is all one; therefore I say,‘ He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’If the whip kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.The earth is handed over to the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?