Jeremiah 17:5-8

New Century Version

“A curse is placed on those who trust other people,
    who depend on humans for strength,
    who have stopped trusting the Lord.
⁶ They are like a bush in a desert
    that grows in a land where no one lives,
    a hot and dry land with bad soil.
They don’t know about the good things God can give.

⁷ “But the person who trusts in the Lord will be blessed.
    The Lord will show him that he can be trusted.
⁸ He will be strong, like a tree planted near water
    that sends its roots by a stream.
It is not afraid when the days are hot;
    its leaves are always green.
It does not worry in a year when no rain comes;
    it always produces fruit.