³ A man shall not be established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; But the righteous stand firm forever.

⁷ rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

¹⁷ that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

¹² The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, But the root of the righteous flourishes.

¹ > Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, Which can't be moved, but remains forever.

² As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.

⁵ He who doesn't lend out his money for usury, Nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.

¹⁶ Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare clothing as the clay;

¹⁷ He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

¹⁸ He builds his house as the moth, As a booth which the watchman makes.

⁵ That the triumphing of the wicked is short, The joy of the godless but for a moment?

⁶ Though his height mount up to the heavens, And his head reach to the clouds,

⁷ Yet he shall perish forever like his own dung, Those who have seen him shall say, 'Where is he?'

⁸ He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: Yes, he shall be chased away like a vision of the night.

⁹ The eye which saw him shall see him no more, Neither shall his place any more see him.

²⁹ He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

³ I have seen the foolish taking root, But suddenly I cursed his habitation.

⁴ His children are far from safety, They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,

⁵ Whose harvest the hungry eats up, And take it even out of the thorns; The snare gapes for their substance.

³³ and blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, that have kept me this day from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.