Malachi 3:13-15

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹³ You have spoken harsh words against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, “How have we spoken against you?” ¹⁴ You have said, “It is vain to serve God. What do we profit by keeping his command or by going about as mourners before the Lord of hosts? ¹⁵ Now we count the arrogant happy; evildoers not only prosper, but when they put God to the test they escape.”