2Yet my feet almost gave way; My steps had well nigh slipped:
3For I was envious of the proud, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4For they have no pains even to their death; Their bodies are in full health.
5They have not the woes of other men, Neither are they smitten like other men.
6Therefore pride encircleth their neck as a collar; Violence covereth them as a garment.
7From their bosom issueth their iniquity; The designs of their hearts burst forth.
8They mock, and speak of malicious oppression; Their words are haughty;
9They stretch forth their mouth to the heavens, And their tongue goeth through the earth;
10Therefore his people walk in their ways, And there drink from full fountains.
11And they say, “How doth God know? How can there be knowledge with the Most High?”
12Behold these are the ungodly! Yet they are ever prosperous; they heap up riches.
13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain; In vain have I washed my hands in innocence.
14For every day have I been smitten; Every morn have I been chastened.
Psalms 73
Psalms 73:2-14