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The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.
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The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
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The wicked have drawn the sword And have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay those who are of upright conduct.
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Their sword shall enter their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
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A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous.
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The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
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They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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But the wicked shall perish; And the enemies of the Lord, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away.
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The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
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For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
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The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.
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Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
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I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.
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He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.
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Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore.
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For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
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The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever.
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The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.
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The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
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The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him.