²⁵ The godly eat to their hearts’ content,
    but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

¹⁰ Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
    but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.

³ The Lord will not let the godly go hungry,
    but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.

“I will never fail you.
    I will never abandon you.”^[a]

¹¹ then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
    scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

²⁴ I will weaken them with famine,
    burning fever, and deadly disease.
I will send the fangs of wild beasts
    and poisonous snakes that glide in the dust.

¹³ Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“My servants will eat,
    but you will starve.
My servants will drink,
    but you will be thirsty.
My servants will rejoice,
    but you will be sad and ashamed.
¹⁴ My servants will sing for joy,
    but you will cry in sorrow and despair.

³⁴ then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
    scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.