⁶ When things went well for me I said, I will never be moved.

¹⁸ Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;

¹⁹ My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,

²⁰ My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.

¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

³⁰ The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?

¹² Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.

⁷ And you said, I will be a queen for ever: you did not give attention to these things, and did not keep in mind what would come after.

¹¹⁷ Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.

⁸ I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.

⁵ He who does not put out his money at interest, or for payment give false decisions against men who have done no wrong. He who does these things will never be moved.

⁶ He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.

⁷ And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.