King James Bible
"Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked."
The protected believer will witness judgment from a position of safety, as a spectator rather than a victim. This echoes the Passover narrative where Israelites watched Egypt's destruction while remaining unharmed, emphasizing divine preservation through observation alone. The 'reward' refers to just recompense—the inevitable consequences of wickedness finally catching up. In Hebrew wisdom literature, this vindication of divine justice serves to strengthen faith that evil does not ultimately prosper, even when it temporarily appears to.