Psalms 37:16-21

¹⁶It is good to be righteous/godly even if you do not have many possessions, but it is bad to be wicked, even if you are very wealthy,

¹⁷because Yahweh will completely take away the strength of wicked people, but he will ◄sustain/take care of► people who live righteously.

¹⁸Every day Yahweh cares about those who have not done any evil things; the things that Yahweh gives them will last forever.

¹⁹They will survive when calamities occur; when there are famines, they will still have plenty to eat.

²⁰But wicked people will die; just like the beautiful wild flowers in the fields die under the hot sun and disappear like smoke MET, Yahweh will cause his enemies to suddenly disappear.

²¹The wicked people borrow money, but they are not able to repay it; righteous/godly people, in contrast, have enough money that they can give generously to others.