2 In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor. Let them be caught in the schemes that they devised,
3 for the wicked boasts about the desire of his heart, and the one greedy for gain curses and treats Yahweh with contempt.
4 With bald-faced pride the wicked will not seek God. There is no God in any of his thoughts.
5 His ways endure at all times. Your judgments are aloof from him. As for all his enemies, he scoffs at them.
6 He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved throughout all generations, during which I will have no trouble.”
7 His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.
8 He sits in ambush in villages; in the hiding places he kills the innocent. His eyes lurk for the helpless.