16. Better the meagerness of the righteous onethan the plenty of the wicked.
17. The arms of the wicked will be broken,while the Lord will sustain the righteous.
18. The Lord knows the days of the blameless;their heritage lasts forever.
19. They will not be ashamed when times are bad;in days of famine they will be satisfied.
20. The wicked perish,enemies of the Lord;They shall be consumed like fattened lambs;like smoke they disappear.
21. The wicked one borrows but does not repay;the righteous one is generous and gives.