Psalms 73:12

Psalms 73:12. Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

And yet why do we wonder at this? The bullock that is intended to be killed is the first to be fatted, and he that is doomed to destruction will often be allowed to prosper. Would you not let them have as much pleasure as they can have in this life, for they will have none in the next? Oh, envy them not their short-lived joys! Yet the psalmist did so when he was down in the dumps, and in an evil humor. He said, "Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches."