KJV ORIGINAL
Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Why do wicked people get to live long lives, grow old, and become powerful?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is wrestling with the difficult question of why evil people often seem to prosper and live successful lives.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friends who have been arguing that suffering always comes from sin and that the righteous are always blessed while the wicked are punished. Job challenges this simplistic view by pointing out the reality he observes - that many wicked people actually live long, prosperous lives. This was part of an ancient debate about divine justice that continues today.
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