2 The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor;Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire;He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God;God is in none of his thoughts.
5 His ways are always prospering;Your judgments are far above, out of his sight;As for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
6 He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved;I shall never be in adversity.”
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression;Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.
8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages;In the secret places he murders the innocent;His eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless.