17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous.
18. Yahweh knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.
19. They will not be put to shame in distressing times, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
20. But the wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh will be like the splendor of the pastures. They vanish; in smoke they vanish.
21. The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.
22. For those blessed by him shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
23. The steps of a man are established by Yahweh, and he takes pleasure in his way.
24. Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong, for Yahweh supports him with his hand.
25. I was a youth, but I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.