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Fret not thyself because of evildoers,
neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
and wither as the green herb.

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Trust in the LORD,
and do good;
so shalt thou dwell in the land,
and verily thou shalt be fed.

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Delight thyself also in the LORD:
and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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Commit thy way unto the LORD;
trust also in him;
and he shall bring it to pass.

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And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,
and thy judgment as the noonday.

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Rest in the LORD,
and wait patiently for him:
fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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Cease from anger,
and forsake wrath:
fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

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For evildoers shall be cut off:
but those that wait upon the LORD,
they shall inherit the earth.

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For yet a little while,
and the wicked shall not be:
yea,
thou shalt diligently consider his place,
and it shall not be.

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But the meek shall inherit the earth;
and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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The wicked plotteth against the just,
and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

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The LORD shall laugh at him:
for he seeth that his day is coming.

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The wicked have drawn out the sword,
and have bent their bow,
to cast down the poor and needy,
and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

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Their sword shall enter into their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.

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A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:
but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

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The LORD knoweth the days of the upright:
and their inheritance shall be for ever.

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They shall not be ashamed in the evil time:
and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

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But the wicked shall perish,
and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs:
they shall consume;
into smoke shall they consume away.

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The wicked borroweth,
and payeth not again:
but the righteous sheweth mercy,
and giveth.

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For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth;
and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

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The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD:
and he delighteth in his way.

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Though he fall,
he shall not be utterly cast down:
for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

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I have been young,
and now am old;
yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor his seed begging bread.

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He is ever merciful,
and lendeth;
and his seed is blessed.

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Depart from evil,
and do good;
and dwell for evermore.

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For the LORD loveth judgment,
and forsaketh not his saints;
they are preserved for ever:
but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

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The righteous shall inherit the land,
and dwell therein for ever.

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The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom,
and his tongue talketh of judgment.

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The law of his God is in his heart;
none of his steps shall slide.

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The wicked watcheth the righteous,
and seeketh to slay him.

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The LORD will not leave him in his hand,
nor condemn him when he is judged.

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Wait on the LORD,
and keep his way,
and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land:
when the wicked are cut off,
thou shalt see it.

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I have seen the wicked in great power,
and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

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Yet he passed away,
and,
lo,
he was not:
yea,
I sought him,
but he could not be found.

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Mark the perfect man,
and behold the upright:
for the end of that man is peace.

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But the transgressors shall be destroyed together:
the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

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But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD:
he is their strength in the time of trouble.

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And the LORD shall help them,
and deliver them:
he shall deliver them from the wicked,
and save them,
because they trust in him.