3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul,and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord.
4 In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him;all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
5 His ways prosper at all times;your judgments are on high, out of his sight;as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved;throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.”
7 His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
8 He sits in ambush in the villages;in hiding places he murders the innocent.His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
9 he lurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket;he lurks that he may seize the poor;he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.