From men, by thy hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalm 73:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, these are the ungodly, who always prosper and are at ease in the world; they increase in riches. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches. Common English Bible Look at these wicked ones, always relaxed, piling up the wealth! Catholic Public Domain Version But God is our king before all ages. He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But God is our king before ages: he hath wrought salvation in the midst of the earth. |
From men, by thy hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.
And they shall eat up thine harvest and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall beat down thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword.
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they should prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge,
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: