17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18. The Lord knows the days of the perfect.Their inheritance shall be forever.
19. They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil.In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20. But the wicked shall perish.The enemies of the Lord shall be like the beauty of the fields.They will vanish—vanish like smoke.
21. The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back,but the righteous give generously.
22. For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land.Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
23. A man’s goings are established by the Lord.He delights in his way.