Job 21:22-33

22No one can teach God what he should do. He himself judges the most powerful rulers.

23One person has good health all his life. Even when he is ready to die, he still lives a safe and happy life.

24He eats good food and his body is strong.

25But another person is sad all his life, until he dies. No good things ever happen to him.

26But they all die one day and their bodies lie under the ground. Worms cover their bodies, whoever they are.

27I know what you are thinking. You want to show that I am guilty.

28You say, “You see that the rich person no longer has a house. Wicked people no longer have homes to live in.”

29But you should ask people who travel to different places. You should listen to the things that they say.

30They would tell you that wicked people do not always suffer. When trouble comes, they continue to be safe. When God is angry with people, wicked people escape punishment.

31No one speaks against them to say that they are guilty. No one punishes them for the bad things that they have done.

32When a wicked person dies, people bury him with honour. Guards watch over his grave.

33A big crowd of people come to his funeral. They make a heap of earth over his body, in the valley where he rests happily.