² A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

³⁵ For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

¹⁵ The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

⁵ All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

³¹ So the fruit of their way will be their food, and with the designs of their hearts they will be made full.

¹⁸ A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;

⁸ No man has authority over the wind, to keep the wind; or is ruler over the day of his death. In war no man's time is free, and evil will not keep the sinner safe.

⁵ The foolish man will no longer be named noble, and they will not say of the false man that he is a man of honour.

⁶ For the foolish man will say foolish things, having evil thoughts in his heart, working what is unclean, and talking falsely about the Lord, to keep food from him who is in need of it, and water from him whose soul is desiring it.

⁷ The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.

²⁴ For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

⁷ Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life.