When I say to the wicked, ‘O wicked man, you must certainly die,’ and you do not warn the wicked about his behavior, the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.

“I will not overlook, O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away, or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.

They reap fodder in the field, and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

who says to a king, ‘Worthless man’ and to nobles, ‘Wicked men,’

He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright.

I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.

Abraham approached and said, “Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

Such is the lot God allots the wicked, and the heritage of his appointment from God.”

The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.