Job 21:12-22

12 They make music with fiddles and flutes, have good times singing and dancing.
13 They have a long life on easy street, and die painlessly in their sleep.
14 They say to God, 'Get lost! We've no interest in you or your ways.
15 Why should we have dealings with God Almighty? What's there in it for us?'
16 But they're wrong, dead wrong - they're not gods. It's beyond me how they can carry on like this!
17 "Still, how often does it happen that the wicked fail, or disaster strikes, or they get their just deserts?
18 How often are they blown away by bad luck? Not very often.
19 You might say, 'God is saving up the punishment for their children.' I say, 'Give it to them right now so they'll know what they've done!'
20 They deserve to experience the effects of their evil, feel the full force of God's wrath firsthand.
21 What do they care what happens to their families after they're safely tucked away in the grave? Fancy Funerals with All the Trimmings
22 "But who are we to tell God how to run his affairs? He's dealing with matters that are way over our heads.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.