²² Say not thou, I will recompense evil:
Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

²⁸ Kindness and truth preserve the king;
And ^[a]his throne is upholden by kindness.

³ A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and ^[a]suffer for it.

¹⁰ Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out;
Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

¹² A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself;
But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

^16 [a]The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor;
But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.