³ For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

⁸ He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

²² The enemy shall not exact from him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

¹⁰ Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

¹³ There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

⁸ In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost content with them; he hath removed `them' with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.

⁵ Jehovah hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers;

⁶ that smote the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained.

¹⁴ For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

⁹ He will not always chide; Neither will he keep `his anger' for ever.

¹⁰ Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee; but `mine eye' spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is Jehovah's anointed.

⁵ Ho Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, the staff in whose hand is mine indignation!

²⁰ He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant.