They are among those who rebel against light; they do not know its ways; they do not abide in its paths, introducing the wicked as those who deliberately reject moral illumination and choose darkness instead. The rebellion against light suggests that the wicked know the good but actively turn from it, that their injustice flows from moral choice rather than ignorance. The refusal to abide in light's paths establishes that the wicked have rejected the moral guidance available to them, deliberately separating themselves from the community of the righteous. This characterization begins to shift blame from God to the wicked themselves, suggesting that cosmic injustice originates in human moral choice rather than divine indifference.

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