It's easy to condemn those who are suffering, when you have no troubles.
I have always lived right, and God answered my prayers; now friends make fun of me.
Robbers and other godless people live safely at home and say, "God is in our hands!"
If I were in your place, it would be easy to criticize or to give advice.
The lamps of sinful people soon are snuffed out,
Do oxen and wild donkeys cry out in distress unless they are hungry?
I have followed you, without ever stumbling.
When I felt my feet slipping, you came with your love and kept me steady.
The lamp of a good person keeps on shining; the lamp of an evil person soon goes out.
Children who curse their parents will go to the land of darkness long before their time.
You hope for light, but God is sending darkness. Evening shadows already deepen in the hills. So return to God and confess your sins to him before you trip and fall.
the foolish ones said to the others, "Let us have some of your oil! Our lamps are going out."
Then I'll say to myself, 'You have stored up enough good things to last for years to come. Live it up! Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.' "
Soon our enemies will get what they deserve -- suddenly they will slip, and total disaster will quickly follow.