⁶ That person will be like a bush in the wastelands;
    they will not see prosperity when it comes.
They will dwell in the parched places^(A) of the desert,
    in a salt^(B) land where no one lives.

¹⁷ He will not enjoy the streams,
    the rivers^(A) flowing with honey^(B) and cream.^(C)

⁴ Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff^(A)
    that the wind blows away.

⁶ Flee!^(A) Run for your lives;
    become like a bush^[a] in the desert.^(B)

⁶ I gave it the wasteland^(A) as its home,
    the salt flats^(B) as its habitat.^(C)

³⁰ He will not escape the darkness;^(A)
    a flame^(B) will wither his shoots,^(C)
    and the breath of God’s mouth^(D) will carry him away.^(E)
31 Let him not deceive^(F) himself by trusting what is worthless,^(G)
    for he will get nothing in return.^(H)
32 Before his time^(I) he will wither,^(J)
    and his branches will not flourish.^(K)
33 He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes,^(L)
    like an olive tree shedding its blossoms.^(M)
34 For the company of the godless^(N) will be barren,
    and fire will consume^(O) the tents of those who love bribes.^(P)

¹¹ Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?^(A)
    Can reeds^(B) thrive without water?
¹² While still growing and uncut,
    they wither more quickly than grass.^(C)
13 Such is the destiny^(D) of all who forget God;^(E)
    so perishes the hope of the godless.^(F)