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