17. The wicked will be destroyed, but the Lord cares for those who are good.
18. The Lord protects pure people all their life. Their reward will continue forever.
19. When trouble comes, good people will not be destroyed. When times of hunger come, good people will have plenty to eat.
20. But evil people are the Lord’S enemies, and they will be destroyed. Their valleys will dry up and burn. They will be destroyed completely.
21. The wicked borrow money and never pay it back. But good people are kind and generous.
22. Everyone the Lord blesses will get the land he promised. Everyone he curses will be destroyed.
23. The Lord shows us how we should live, and he is pleased when he sees people living that way.
24. If they stumble, they will not fall, because the Lord reaches out to steady them.
25. I was young, and now I am old, but I have never seen good people left with no one to help them; I have never seen their children begging for food.
26. They are kind and generous, and their children are a blessing.