Psalms 73:5,6

They have no share in the misery of mortals;

Neither are they plagued along with other men:

Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck;

Violence covereth them as a garment.

Though "man is born for misery" (Job 5:7), they escape the common lot of humanity, and consequently their pride and brutality are unchecked. For the metaphors cp. Proverbs 1:9; Psalms 109:18. Chains were worn on the neck in Eastern countries for ornament by men as well as women, and also as badges of office (Genesis 41:42; Daniel 5:7).