¹⁰ The wicked crave evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

⁴ Every valley shall be raised up,^(A)
    every mountain and hill^(B) made low;
the rough ground shall become level,^(C)
    the rugged places a plain.

⁵ Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.

⁹ They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,^(A)
    their righteousness endures^(B) forever;
    their horn^[a] will be lifted^(C) high in honor.

¹⁸ For a little while^(A) your people possessed your holy place,
    but now our enemies have trampled^(B) down your sanctuary.^(C)

³¹ For their rock is not like our Rock,^(A)
    as even our enemies concede.^(B)

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.^(A)

¹⁸ The words of the reckless pierce like swords,^(A)
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.^(B)