As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.The writer wants God to take away the wicked from the presence of the righteous, so that they can't influence the latter to stray from the path.
~ King James version ~
The bad person is the resource of the good person.
~ from the Tao Te Ching, Verse 27 ~
As we have saw yesterday in the Line by Line series, "bad" behavior serves an important function by offering lessons so we can learn about what happens when individuals stray from the path.
If the "bad" was hidden from our sight, how would we ever gain wisdom?
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