6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed, and those who provoke God are secure- those God has in his hand.
6 The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.
6 Crooks reside safely in high-security houses, insolent blasphemers live in luxury; they've bought and paid for a god who'll protect them.
6 The tents of robbers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure-- In what God provides by His hand.
6 But robbers are left in peace, and those who provoke God live in safety- though God keeps them in his power.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is it?
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the faces of its judges-- if it is not he, who then is it?
24 He lets the wicked take over running the world, he installs judges who can't tell right from wrong. If he's not responsible, who is?
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, who else could it be?
24 The whole earth is in the hands of the wicked, and God blinds the eyes of the judges. If he's not the one who does it, who is?
(Read Job 9:22-24)
Job touches briefly upon the main point now in dispute. His friends maintained that those who are righteous and good, always prosper in this world, and that none but the wicked are in misery and distress: he said, on the contrary, that it is a common thing for the wicked to prosper, and the righteous to be greatly afflicted. Yet there is too much passion in what Job here says, for God doth not afflict willingly. When the spirit is heated with dispute or with discontent, we have need to set a watch before our lips.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 12:6
Commentary on Job 12:6-11
(Read Job 12:6-11)
Job appeals to facts. The most audacious robbers, oppressors, and impious wretches, often prosper. Yet this is not by fortune or chance; the Lord orders these things. Worldly prosperity is of small value in his sight: he has better things for his children. Job resolves all into the absolute proprietorship which God has in all the creatures. He demands from his friends liberty to judge of what they had said; he appeals to any fair judgment.