13. But the Lord laughs at the wicked.He sees that their day is coming.
14. The wicked draw their swords.They bend their bows.They try to kill the poor and helpless.They want to kill those who are honest.
15. But their swords will stab their own hearts.Their bows will break.
16. It’s better to have little and be rightthan to have much and be wrong.
17. The power of the wicked will be broken.But the Lord supports those who do right.
18. The Lord watches over the lives of the innocent.Their reward will last forever.
19. They will not be ashamed when trouble comes.They will be full in times of hunger.
20. But the wicked will die.The Lord’s enemies will be like the flowers of the fields.They will disappear like smoke.
21. The wicked people borrow but don’t pay back.But those who do right give freely to others.
22. Those people the Lord blesses will inherit the land.But those he curses will be sent away.
23. When a man’s steps follow the Lord,God is pleased with his ways.
24. If he stumbles, he will not fall,because the Lord holds his hand.
25. I was young, and now I am old.But I have never seen the Lord leave good people helpless.I have never seen their children begging for food.
26. Good people always lend freely to others.And their children are a blessing.
27. Stop doing evil and do good.Then you will live forever.
28. The Lord loves justice.He will not leave those who worship him.He will always protect them.But the children of the wicked will die.
29. Good people will inherit the land.They will live in it forever.
30. A good person speaks with wisdom.He says what is fair.