³ For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.

⁸ By planting the seed of evil a man will get in the grain of sorrow, and the rod of his wrath will be broken.

²² The deceit of those who are against him will not overcome him; he will not be troubled by the sons of evil.

¹⁰ Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.

¹³ You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

⁸ Your anger against her has been made clear by driving her away; he has taken her away with his storm-wind in the day of his east wind.

⁵ The stick of the evil-doers, the rod of the rulers, is broken by the Lord;

⁶ He whose rod was on the peoples with an unending wrath, ruling the nations in passion, with an uncontrolled rule.

¹⁴ For he has knowledge of our feeble frame; he sees that we are only dust.

⁹ His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever.

¹⁰ And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

⁵ Ho! Assyrian, the rod of my wrath, the instrument of my punishment!

²⁰ He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.