The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, _and_ to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. A little that a righteous man hath _is_ better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. The LORD knoweth the days of the upright; and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD _shall be_ as the fat of Lambs: they shall consume, into smoke shall they consume away. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. For _such as be_ blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and _they that be_ cursed of him shall be cut off. The steps of a _good_ man are ordered by the LORD; and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth _him with_ his hand. I have been young, and _now_ am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. _He is_ ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed _is_ blessed. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. The law of his God _is_ in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see _it_. I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay-tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he _was_ not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark the perfect _man_, and behold the upright: for the end of _that_ man _is_ peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous _is_ of the LORD; _he is_ their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them; he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.