17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 Jod The Lord knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 Caph But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord as the fattest of rams shall be consumed; as smoke they shall fade away.
21 Lamed The wicked borrows and does not repay: but the righteous shows mercy and gives.
22 For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the earth, and those that are cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 Mem The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delights in his way.