1 Truly, God is loving to Israel, ♦︎
to those who are pure in heart.
2 Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone; ♦︎
my steps had well-nigh slipped.
3 For I was envious of the proud; ♦︎
I saw the wicked in such prosperity;
4 For they suffer no pains ♦︎
and their bodies are sleek and sound;
5 They come to no misfortune like other folk; ♦︎
nor are they plagued as others are;
6 Therefore pride is their necklace ♦︎
and violence wraps them like a cloak.
7 Their iniquity comes from within; ♦︎
the conceits of their hearts overflow.
8 They scoff, and speak only of evil; ♦︎
they talk of oppression from on high.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, ♦︎
and their tongue ranges round the earth;
10 And so the people turn to them ♦︎
and find in them no fault.
11 They say, How should God know? ♦︎
Is there knowledge in the Most High?
12 Behold, these are the wicked; ♦︎
ever at ease, they increase their wealth.
13 Is it in vain that I cleansed my heart ♦︎
and washed my hands in innocence?
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