28 The wicked flee^(A) though no one pursues,^(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.^(C)

² When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
    but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

³ A ruler^[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

⁴ Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

⁵ Evildoers do not understand what is right,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

⁶ Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.^(D)

⁷ A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.^(E)

⁸ Whoever increases wealth by taking interest^(F) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,^(G) who will be kind to the poor.^(H)

⁹ If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.^(I)

¹⁰ Whoever leads the upright along an evil path
    will fall into their own trap,^(J)
    but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

¹¹ The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

¹² When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;^(K)
    but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.^(L)

¹³ Whoever conceals their sins^(M) does not prosper,
    but the one who confesses^(N) and renounces them finds mercy.^(O)

¹⁴ Blessed is the one who always trembles before God,
    but whoever hardens their heart falls into trouble.

¹⁵ Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
    is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,
    but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.

¹⁷ Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder
    will seek refuge^(P) in the grave;
    let no one hold them back.

¹⁸ The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,^(Q)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall^(R) into the pit.^[b]

¹⁹ Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.^(S)

²⁰ A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.^(T)

²¹ To show partiality^(U) is not good^(V)—
    yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.^(W)

²² The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.^(X)

²³ Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
    rather than one who has a flattering tongue.^(Y)

²⁴ Whoever robs their father or mother^(Z)
    and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is partner to one who destroys.^(AA)

²⁵ The greedy stir up conflict,^(AB)
    but those who trust in the Lord^(AC) will prosper.

²⁶ Those who trust in themselves are fools,^(AD)
    but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.^(AE)

²⁷ Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,^(AF)
    but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.^(AG)

²⁸ When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;^(AH)
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

⁶ I have posted watchmen^(O) on your walls, Jerusalem;
    they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
    give yourselves no rest,^(P)
7 and give him no rest^(Q) till he establishes Jerusalem
    and makes her the praise^(R) of the earth.

⁸ The Lord has sworn^(S) by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
“Never again will I give your grain^(T)
    as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
    for which you have toiled;
⁹ but those who harvest it will eat^(U) it
    and praise the Lord,^(V)
and those who gather the grapes will drink it
    in the courts of my sanctuary.”^(W)

¹⁰ Pass through, pass through the gates!^(X)
    Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!^(Y)
    Remove the stones.
Raise a banner^(Z) for the nations.

¹¹ The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:^(AA)
“Say to Daughter Zion,^(AB)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!^(AC)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”^(AD)
12 They will be called^(AE) the Holy People,^(AF)
    the Redeemed^(AG) of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
    the City No Longer Deserted.^(AH)

“It is I, proclaiming victory,
    mighty to save.”^(AM)

² Why are your garments red,
    like those of one treading the winepress?^(AN)

³ “I have trodden the winepress^(AO) alone;
    from the nations no one was with me.
I trampled^(AP) them in my anger
    and trod them down in my wrath;^(AQ)
their blood spattered my garments,^(AR)
    and I stained all my clothing.
⁴ It was for me the day of vengeance;^(AS)
    the year for me to redeem had come.
⁵ I looked, but there was no one^(AT) to help,
    I was appalled that no one gave support;
so my own arm^(AU) achieved salvation for me,
    and my own wrath sustained me.^(AV)
6 I trampled^(AW) the nations in my anger;
    in my wrath I made them drunk^(AX)
    and poured their blood^(AY) on the ground.”

¹¹ Then his people recalled^[d] the days of old,
    the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,^(BN)
    with the shepherd of his flock?^(BO)
Where is he who set
    his Holy Spirit^(BP) among them,
¹² who sent his glorious arm^(BQ) of power
    to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters^(BR) before them,
    to gain for himself everlasting renown,^(BS)
13 who led^(BT) them through the depths?^(BU)
Like a horse in open country,
    they did not stumble;^(BV)
14 like cattle that go down to the plain,
    they were given rest^(BW) by the Spirit of the Lord.
This is how you guided your people
    to make for yourself a glorious name.

¹⁵ Look down from heaven^(BX) and see,
    from your lofty throne,^(BY) holy and glorious.
Where are your zeal^(BZ) and your might?
    Your tenderness and compassion^(CA) are withheld^(CB) from us.
¹⁶ But you are our Father,^(CC)
    though Abraham does not know us
    or Israel acknowledge^(CD) us;
you, Lord, are our Father,
    our Redeemer^(CE) from of old is your name.
¹⁷ Why, Lord, do you make us wander^(CF) from your ways
    and harden our hearts^(CG) so we do not revere^(CH) you?
Return^(CI) for the sake of your servants,
    the tribes that are your inheritance.^(CJ)
18 For a little while^(CK) your people possessed your holy place,
    but now our enemies have trampled^(CL) down your sanctuary.^(CM)
19 We are yours from of old;
    but you have not ruled over them,
    they have not been called^[e] by your name.^(CN)