Bible in Basic English
"Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers."
— Psalms 73:3, Bible in Basic English
“For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”
Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.
But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;
Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.
They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.
For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.