16. Better is the little that the righteous hasthan the abundance of many wicked.
17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18. The Lord knows the days of the blameless,and their heritage will remain forever;
19. they are not put to shame in evil times;in the days of famine they have abundance.
20. But the wicked will perish;the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures;they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
21. The wicked borrows but does not pay back,but the righteous is generous and gives;
22. for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
23. The steps of a man are established by the Lord,when he delights in his way;
24. though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,for the Lord upholds his hand.