14. Yes, the hope of the wicked is like chaff borne by the wind,and like fine, storm-driven snow;Like smoke scattered by the wind,and like the passing memory of the nomad camping for a single day.
15. But the righteous live forever,and in the Lord is their recompense,and the thought of them is with the Most High.
16. Therefore shall they receive the splendid crown,the beautiful diadem, from the hand of the Lord,For he will shelter them with his right hand,and protect them with his arm.
17. He shall take his zeal for armorand arm creation to requite the enemy,
18. Shall put on righteousness for a breastplate,wear sure judgment for a helmet,
19. Shall take invincible holiness for a shield,
20. and sharpen his sudden anger for a sword.The universe will war with him against the foolhardy;