¹² The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

⁷ “But blessed^(A) is the one who trusts^(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
⁸ They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.^(C)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought^(D)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”^(E)

³¹ Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah
    will take root^(A) below and bear fruit^(B) above.

⁶ In days to come Jacob will take root,^(A)
    Israel will bud and blossom^(B)
    and fill all the world with fruit.^(C)

⁵ Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.^(A)

⁶ Evildoers are snared by their own sin,^(B)
    but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

¹⁷ How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!
¹⁸ These men lie in wait^(A) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!^(B)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.^(C)

⁹     like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;^(A)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(B)