“ Why doesn’t the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment? Why must the godly wait for him in vain?

“全能者既定期罚恶，为何不使认识他的人看见那日子呢？

“为何全能者不定下期限？为何认识他的人看不到那些日子呢？

“为何全能者不定下期限？为何认识他的人看不到那些日子呢？

“全能者为何不定下审判的日期？为何信靠祂的人要空等一场？

“为什么全能者不保留赏善罚恶的时间？为什么认识他的人不能看见他的日子？

全能者既定期罰惡，為何不使認識他的人看見那日子呢？

「為何全能者不定下期限？為何認識他的人看不到那些日子呢？

「為何全能者不定下期限？為何認識他的人看不到那些日子呢？

「全能者為何不定下審判的日期？為何信靠祂的人要空等一場？

“為甚麼全能者不保留賞善罰惡的時間？為甚麼認識他的人不能看見他的日子？

『為甚麼全能者既不將罰惡的日期貯藏着，又不使認識他的人望見那日子呢？

全能者既定鞫期、識之者何不見其日乎、

全能之主、知無不周、既定期罰惡、何不使善者見之。

凡所遇之事、所遇之事原文作時期既不能隱於全能之主、又作全能之主何不備定審鞫之期識主之人、何不得見其降罰之日、

“ Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?

“ Why doesn’t the Mighty One set a time for judging sinful people? Why do those who know him have to keep waiting for that day?

“ Why are not times of judgment kept by the Almighty, and why do those who know him never see his days?

Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know him never see his days?

“ Why are times not stored up by the Almighty, And why do those who know Him not see His days?

“ Since times are not hidden from the Almighty, Why do those who know Him see not His days?

Why are times not laid up by the Almighty? And why do not they that know him see his days?

Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why do those who know Him never see His days?

Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?

“ Why are times not appointed by the Almighty? Why do those who know him not see his days?

“ Why aren’t times laid up by the Almighty? Why don’t those who know him see his days?

He replied,“ The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know.

I said to myself,“ In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”

for there is a time and a way for everything, even when a person is in trouble.Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen?

And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.

I have observed something else under the sun. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle. The wise sometimes go hungry, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being in the right place at the right time.People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.

For those will be days of God’s vengeance, and the prophetic words of the Scriptures will be fulfilled.How terrible it will be for pregnant women and for nursing mothers in those days. For there will be disaster in the land and great anger against this people.They will be killed by the sword or sent away as captives to all the nations of the world. And Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the period of the Gentiles comes to an end.

Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts.

But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Lord, you always give me justice when I bring a case before you. So let me bring you this complaint: Why are the wicked so prosperous? Why are evil people so happy?You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but you are far from their hearts.But as for me, Lord, you know my heart. You see me and test my thoughts. Drag these people away like sheep to be butchered! Set them aside to be slaughtered!

Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.

So the Lord told Abraham,“ I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant.I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”

“ Should I hide my plan from Abraham?” the Lord asked.

For this is the day of the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, a day of vengeance on his enemies. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, yes, until it is drunk with your blood! The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today in the north country beside the Euphrates River.

From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

Seven days from now I will make the rains pour down on the earth. And it will rain for forty days and forty nights, until I have wiped from the earth all the living things I have created.”

He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.

The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”

My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.

So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is!Then I went into your sanctuary, O God, and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.In an instant they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors.

For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.

For, At just the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords.

Now concerning how and when all this will happen, dear brothers and sisters, we don’t really need to write you.

In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.

And this is the way to have eternal life— to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.

In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.