The soulof the wickeddesiresevil;His neighborfindsnofavorin his eyes.
It is wellwith the manwho is graciousand lends;He will maintainhis causein judgment.
He has givenfreelyto the poor,His righteousnessenduresforever;His hornwill be exaltedin honor.
He planswickednessupon his bed;He setshimself on a paththat is not good;He does not despiseevil.
The wickedman desiresthe bootyof evilmen,But the rootof the righteousyields[fruit].
He who despiseshis neighborsins,But happyis he who is graciousto the poor.
Whodelightin doingevilAnd rejoicein the perversityof evil;
He who shutshis earto the cryof the poorWill alsocryhimselfand not be answered.
It is betterto livein a cornerof a roofThanin a housesharedwith a contentiouswoman.
Do not deviseharmagainstyour neighbor,While he livessecurelybesideyou.
Nowthese thingshappenedas examplesfor us, sothat we would not craveevil thingsas they alsocraved.
For judgment[will be] mercilessto one who has shownnomercy;mercytriumphs overjudgment.
For allthat is in the world,the lustof the fleshand the lustof the eyesand the boastful prideof life,is not from the Father,but is from the world.
