They are not in trouble as others are; they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.
Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches.
Their houses are safe from fear, and no rod of God is upon them.
Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
Righteous are you, O Lord, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive? You plant them, and they take root; they grow and produce fruit; you are near in their mouth and far from their heart.
If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.
When I remember, I am dismayed, and shuddering seizes my flesh.
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