So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper. But what a difficult task it is! [Psalm 73:16 (NLT)]

Sometimes it appears that it is the wicked who live a life of ease and the virtuous who endure the most hardships. Even though it often seems that those who least deserve it have the most good fortune, bitterness and envy must never enter our hearts. God blesses us and He blesses others; what God chooses to give other people is not our business. Whether or not they “deserve” their blessings or misfortunes is not ours to determine and why the wicked sometimes seem to thrive while the good suffer is not ours to know. It is God who determines what happens not only in this life, but also in the next! The prosperity of the wicked is temporary while the reward to the righteous is everlasting!

Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the Lord. You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed. [Proverbs 23:17-18 (NLT)]

“There is no peace for the wicked,” says my God. [Isaiah 57:21 (NLT)]