17For the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord supports those who do right.
18The Lord knows what is happening to the innocent and grants them an eternal inheritance.
19They will not be humiliated in bad times; even in days of famine they will have plenty to eat.
20But the wicked will die. The enemies of the Lord are like the flowers of the field—they will vanish like smoke.
21The wicked borrow, but don't repay; while those who do right give generously.
22Those who are blessed by God will own the land, but those he curses will die.
23The Lord shows the right path to those who follow him, and is happy with the way they live.
24Though they may trip up, they will not fall to the ground, for the Lord holds their hand.
25Once I was young, and now I've grown old, yet I've never seen those who do right abandoned, nor their children having to beg for bread.
26They are always kind, and generous with their loans; their children are a blessing.
27Reject evil, do what is good, and you will live forever in the land.
28For the Lord loves fairness and he will never abandon those who are trustworthy. He will protect them forever. But the children of the wicked will die.