Adversitypursuessinners,But the righteouswill be rewardedwith prosperity.
"Ifyou dowell,will not [your countenance] be liftedup? And ifyou do not dowell,sinis crouchingat the door;and its desireis for you, but you must masterit."
"May a slanderernot be establishedin the earth;May evilhuntthe violentmanspeedily."
Manyare the sorrowsof the wicked,But he who trustsin the LORD,lovingkindnessshall surroundhim.
He will recompensethe evilto my foes;Destroythem in Your faithfulness.
Ifthe righteouswill be rewardedin the earth,Howmuchmorethe wickedand the sinner!
The one who despisesthe wordwill be in debtto it, But the one who fearsthe commandmentwill be rewarded.
He who returnsevilfor good,Evilwill not departfrom his house.
For a righteousmanfallsseventimes,and risesagain, But the wickedstumblein [time of] calamity.
"But evilwill comeon you Which you will not knowhow to charmaway;And disasterwill fallon you For which you cannotatone;And destructionabout which you do not knowWill comeon you suddenly.
"Thussaysthe LordGOD,A disaster,uniquedisaster,beholdit is coming!
"But ifyou will not doso,behold,you have sinnedagainst the LORD,and be sureyour sinwill findyou out.
Whenthe nativessawthe creaturehangingfrom his hand,they [began] sayingto one another,"Undoubtedlythismanis a murderer,and though he has been savedfrom the sea,justicehas not allowedhim to live."
