13. The Lord laughs in disgust at them,for he knows that their day is coming.
14. Evil men draw their swordsand prepare their bows,to bring down the oppressed and needy,and to slaughter those who are godly.
15. Their swords will pierce their own hearts,and their bows will be broken.
16. The little bit that a godly man owns is better thanthe wealth of many evil men,
17. for evil men will lose their power,but the Lord sustains the godly.
18. The Lord watches over the innocent day by dayand they possess a permanent inheritance.
19. They will not be ashamed when hard times come;when famine comes they will have enough to eat.
20. But evil men will die;the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated – they will go up in smoke.
21. Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt,but the godly show compassion and are generous.
22. Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land,but those rejected by him will be wiped out.
23. The Lord grants success to the onewhose behavior he finds commendable.
24. Even if he trips, he will not fall headlong,for the Lord holds his hand.