The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,

Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

You destroy their offspring from the earth, their descendants from among the human race.

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

You shall do the same to his donkey, his clothes, or anything else your neighbor has lost and you have found; you must not refuse to get involved.

Disaster after disaster will come, and one rumor after another. They will seek a vision from a prophet; priestly instruction will disappear, along with counsel from the elders.

Then some people said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”