³¹ Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

¹ Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

²¹ Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

¹ <Of David.> Do not be angry because of the wrongdoers, or have envy of the workers of evil.

⁸ It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.

¹⁹ Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

²⁰ For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.

¹⁷ Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

²² Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

²³ For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

²⁴ Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:

²⁵ For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.

¹² The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

¹² Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;

¹³ Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads;

¹⁴ Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

¹⁵ Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil:

¹⁵ My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:

¹⁶ For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

¹⁷ Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:

¹⁸ And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

⁷ Take your rest in the Lord, waiting quietly for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.

⁸ Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.

⁹ For the evil-doers will be cut off: but those who have faith in the Lord will have the earth for their heritage.

³ Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.