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He visto cómo prospera el malvado,
pero al mismo tiempo he deseado su desgracia;
he deseado que sus hijos vivan inseguros,
y que en el tribunal no se les haga justicia,
que no haya quién los defienda;
que los hambrientos se coman su cosecha,
y que ellos la rebusquen entre los espinos;
que los sedientos los dejen en la ruina.

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I myself have seen(A) a fool taking root,(B)
    but suddenly(C) his house was cursed.(D)
His children(E) are far from safety,(F)
    crushed in court(G) without a defender.(H)
The hungry consume his harvest,(I)
    taking it even from among thorns,
    and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

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