²¹ Calamity will surely destroy the wicked,
    and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

²³ God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.
    He will destroy them for their sins.
    The Lord our God will destroy them.

¹⁶ The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
    But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

¹¹ But the wicked are doomed,
    for they will get exactly what they deserve.

²³ I will beat down his adversaries before him
    and destroy those who hate him.

¹² The wicked plot against the godly;
    they snarl at them in defiance.
¹³ But the Lord just laughs,
    for he sees their day of judgment coming.

¹⁴ The wicked draw their swords
    and string their bows
to kill the poor and the oppressed,
    to slaughter those who do right.
¹⁵ But their swords will stab their own hearts,
    and their bows will be broken.

¹⁵ Let them be horrified by their shame,
    for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”