11 Everything that’s from earth;returns to the earth;everything that’s from waterreturns to the sea.
12 All bribery and injusticewill be wiped out,but good faith will last forever.
13 The money of the unjustwill dry up like a river,and it will crash like loud thunderin a rainstorm.
14 Generous people will rejoice,but those who sin will ultimately fail.
15 The offspring of the ungodlywon’t produce many branches,and they are polluted rootson sheer rock.
16 A reed by any water or riverbankwill be pulled up before any grass.
17 Kindness is like an orchard of blessings,and an act of charity will last forever.