The boastfulshall not standbeforeYour eyes;You hateallwho doiniquity.
Thereforethe wickedwill not standin the judgment,Norsinnersin the assemblyof the righteous.
For the wickedboastsof his heart'sdesire,And the greedymancurses[and] spurnsthe LORD.
The LORDteststhe righteousand the wicked,And the one who lovesviolenceHis soulhates.
IfYou, LORD,should markiniquities,O Lord,whocould stand?
The foolhas saidin his heart,"Thereis noGod."They are corrupt,they have committedabominabledeeds;Thereis noonewho doesgood.
For I was enviousof the arrogant[As] I sawthe prosperityof the wicked.
"I saidto the boastful,'Do not boast,'And to the wicked,Do not liftup the horn;
A senselessmanhasnoknowledge,Nordoes a stupidmanunderstandthis:
Payheed,you senselessamong the people;And whenwill you understand,stupidones?
"Howlong,O naiveones,will you lovebeing simple-minded?And scoffersdelightthemselves in scoffingAnd foolshateknowledge?
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof knowledge;Foolsdespisewisdomand instruction.
The wayof the wickedis an abominationto the LORD,But He lovesone who pursuesrighteousness.
"O naiveones,understandprudence;And, O fools,understandwisdom.
Whenyou makea vowto God,do not be latein payingit; for [He takes] nodelightin fools.Paywhatyou vow!
Alltheir evilis at Gilgal;Indeed,I came to hatethem there!Becauseof the wickednessof their deedsI will drivethem out of My house!I will lovethem nomore;Alltheir princesare rebels.
Moreover, you shall not followthe customsof the nationwhichI will driveout beforeyou, for they didallthesethings,and therefore I have abhorredthem.
[Your] eyesare toopureto approveevil,And You cannot lookon wickedness[with favor]. Whydo You lookwith favor On those who dealtreacherously?Why are You silentwhen the wickedswallowup Those morerighteousthanthey?
Then I annihilatedthe threeshepherdsin onemonth,for my soulwas impatientwith them, and their soulalsowas wearyof me.
"ThenHe will alsosayto thoseon His left,Departfrom Me, accursedones, into the eternalfirewhich has been preparedfor the deviland his angels;
"And thenI will declareto them, 'I neverknewyou; DEPARTFROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICELAWLESSNESS.'
