Job 12:6

New International Reader's Version

Why doesn’t anyone bother the tents of robbers? Why do those who make God angry remain secure? They are in God’s hands!

Cross References

Job 12:5

People who have an easy life look down on those who have problems. They think trouble comes only to those whose feet are slipping.

Job 12:7

“But ask the animals what God does. They will teach you. Or ask the birds in the sky. They will tell you.

Job 15:13

Why do you get so angry with God? Why do words like those pour out of your mouth?

Job 22:18

But he was the one who filled their houses with good things. So I don’t pay any attention to the plans of evil people.

Job 24:23

God might let them rest and feel secure. But his eyes see how they live.

Job 9:24

Suppose a nation falls into the power of sinful people. Then God makes its judges blind to the truth. If he isn’t the one doing it, who is?

Psalm 17:14

Lord, by your power save me from people like that. They belong to this world. They get their reward in this life. May what you have stored up for evil people fill their bellies. May their children’s stomachs be filled with it. And may there even be leftovers for their little ones.

Psalm 37:1

Don’t be upset because of sinful people. Don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.

Psalm 37:35

I saw a mean and sinful person. He was doing well, like a green tree in its own land.

Psalm 73:3

I saw that proud and sinful people were doing well. And I began to long for what they had.

Psalm 92:7

Those who are evil spring up like grass. Those who do wrong succeed. But they will be destroyed forever.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, when I bring a matter to you, you always do what is right. But now I would like to speak with you about whether you are being fair. Why are sinful people successful? Why do those who can’t be trusted have an easy life?

Jeremiah 5:27

A hunter uses tricks to fill his cage with birds. And my people have filled their houses with a lot of goods. They have become rich and powerful.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat and heavy. There is no limit to the evil things they do. In court they do not seek justice. They don’t protect the rights of children whose fathers have died. They do not stand up for poor people.

Habakkuk 1:11

They sweep past like the wind. Then they go on their way. They are guilty. They worship their own strength.”