The wickedman desiresthe bootyof evilmen,But the rootof the righteousyields[fruit].
"I amthe vine,you are the branches;he who abidesin Me and I in him, he bearsmuchfruit,for apartfrom Me you candonothing.
"The survivingremnantof the houseof Judahwill againtake rootdownwardand bearfruitupward.
In the days to comeJacobwill takeroot,Israelwill blossomand sprout,And they will fillthe wholeworldwith fruit.
He lurksin a hidingplaceas a lionin his lair;He lurksto catchthe afflicted;He catchesthe afflictedwhen he drawshim into his net.
He will be like a tree[firmly] plantedby streamsof water,Whichyieldsits fruitin its seasonAnd its leafdoes not wither;And in whateverhe does,he prospers.
But nowhaving been freedfrom sinand enslavedto God,you deriveyour benefit,resultingin sanctification,and the outcome,eternallife.
"You did not chooseMe but I choseyou, and appointedyou that you would goand bearfruit,and [that] your fruitwould remain,sothat whateveryou askof the Fatherin My nameHe may giveto you.
The richman'swealthis his fortress,The ruinof the pooris their poverty.
The nationshave sunkdownin the pitwhich they have made;In the netwhichthey hid,their own foothas been caught.
The godlypersonhas perishedfrom the land,And thereis noupright[person] among men.Allof them liein waitfor bloodshed;Eachof them huntsthe otherwith a net.
The fruitof the righteousis a treeof life,And he who is wisewinssouls.
The soulof the wickeddesiresevil;His neighborfindsnofavorin his eyes.
