37:12 Evil men plot against the godly 1
and viciously attack them. 2
37:13 The Lord laughs in disgust 3 at them,
for he knows that their day is coming. 4
37:14 Evil men draw their swords
and prepare their bows,
to bring down 5 the oppressed and needy,
and to slaughter those who are godly. 6
37:15 Their swords will pierce 7 their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.
37:16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than
the wealth of many evil men, 8
37:17 for evil men will lose their power, 9
but the Lord sustains 10 the godly.
37:18 The Lord watches over the innocent day by day 11
and they possess a permanent inheritance. 12
37:19 They will not be ashamed when hard times come; 13
when famine comes they will have enough to eat. 14
37:20 But 15 evil men will die;
the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated 16 –
they will go up in smoke. 17
37:21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt,
but the godly show compassion and are generous. 18
37:22 Surely 19 those favored by the Lord 20 will possess the land,
but those rejected 21 by him will be wiped out. 22