16. He thrives in full sun,and over his garden his shoots go forth;
17. About a heap of stones his roots are entwined;among the rocks he takes hold.
18. Yet if one tears him from his place,it will disown him: “I have never seen you!”
19. There he lies rotting beside the road,and out of the soil another sprouts.
20. Behold, God will not cast away the upright;neither will he take the hand of the wicked.