^{18 Ref} Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.

^{19 Ref} They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.

^{20 Ref} But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.

^{21 Ref} The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

^{22 Ref} For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.

^{23 Ref} From Jehovah `are' the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.

^{24 Ref} When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.