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II

Whoever walks without blame,(A)
    doing what is right,
    speaking truth from the heart;
Who does not slander with his tongue,
    does no harm to a friend,
    never defames a neighbor;
Who disdains the wicked,
    but honors those who fear the Lord;
    Who keeps an oath despite the cost,
    lends no money at interest,[a]
    accepts no bribe against the innocent.(B)

III

Whoever acts like this
    shall never be shaken.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:5 Lends no money at interest: lending money in the Old Testament was often seen as assistance to the poor in their distress, not as an investment; making money off the poor by charging interest was thus forbidden (Ex 22:24; Lv 25:36–37; Dt 23:20).

[a]“The clean of hand and pure of heart,
    who has not given his soul to useless things,
    what is vain.
He will receive blessings from the Lord,
    and justice from his saving God.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:4–5 Lit., “the one whose hands are clean.” The singular is used for the entire class of worshipers.