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.
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.