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But their prosperity is not of their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
Compare Versions
American Standard Version
Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
English Standard Version
Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand? The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
King James Version
Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
New American Standard Bible
“Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The advice of the wicked is far from me.
New International Version
But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
New King James Version
Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
New Living Translation
(They think their prosperity is of their own doing, but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)
World English Bible
Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.