^{15 Ref} Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

^{16 Ref} Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream,

^{17 Ref} Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

^{18 Ref} Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

^{19 Ref} The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

^{20 Ref} `Saying', Surely they that did rise up against us are cut off, And the remnant of them the fire hath consumed.