Job 22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good {things}: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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Lo, their good {is} not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
From men {which are} thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, {which have} their portion in {this} life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid {treasure}: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their {substance} to their babes. {which are: or, by} {they...: or, their children are full}
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou {art} near in their mouth, and far from their reins. {they grow: Heb. they go on}
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Blessed {is} the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. {ungodly: or, wicked}
After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:
From men {which are} thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, {which have} their portion in {this} life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid {treasure}: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their {substance} to their babes. {which are: or, by} {they...: or, their children are full}
Lo, their good {is} not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.
{Is it} good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? {work: Heb. labour}
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.