3. But the multiplying brood of the ungodly shall be of no profit, And with bastard slips they shall not strike deep root, Nor shall they establish a sure hold.
4. For even if these put forth boughs and flourish for a season, q1 Yet, standing unsure, they shall be shaken by the wind, And by the violence of winds they shall be rooted out.
5. Their branches shall be broken off before they come to maturity, and their fruit shall be useless, Never ripe to eat, and fit for nothing.
6. For children unlawfully begotten are witnesses of wickedness Against parents when God searcheth them out.
7. But a righteous man, though he die before his time, shall be at rest.
8. (For honorable old age is not that which stands in length of time, Nor is its measure given by number of years:
9. But understanding is gray hairs to men, And an unspotted life is ripe old age.)
10. Being found well-pleasing to God he was beloved of him, And while living among sinners he was translated:
11. He was caught away, lest wickedness should change his understanding, Or guile deceive his soul.
12. (For the bewitching of naughtiness bedimmeth the things which are good, And the giddy whirl of desire perverteth an innocent mind.)
13. Being made perfect in a little while, he fulfilled long years;