7Why do the wicked have it so good, live to a ripe old age and get rich?a
8They get to see their children succeed, get to watch and enjoy their grandchildren.
9Their homes are peaceful and free from fear; they never experience God''s disciplining rod.
In Job 21, Job delivers his most pointed response yet to Zophar and the friends' relentless argument that suffering proves guilt and prosperity proves righteousness. With devastating clarity, Job insists that the wicked often thrive all their days, dying in comfort while the righ
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