Jeremiah 12:1

12:1 Lord, you have always been fair

whenever I have complained to you.1

However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice.2

Why are wicked people successful?3

Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

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1	tn Or “Lord, you are fair when I present my case before you.”
2	tn Heb “judgments” or “matters of justice.” For the nuance of “complain to,” “fair,” “disposition of justice” assumed here, see BDB 936 s.v. רִיב Qal.4 (cf. Judg 21:22); BDB 843 s.v. צַדִּיק 1.d (cf. Ps 7:12; 11:7); BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 1.f (cf. Isa 26:8; Ps 10:5; Ezek 7:27).
3	tn Heb “Why does the way [= course of life] of the wicked prosper?”