When I say to the wicked, &#8216;O wicked man, you must certainly die,&#8217;<n id="1" /> and you do not warn<n id="2" /> the wicked about his behavior,<n id="3" /> the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.<n id="4" />

<p class="poetry">&#8220;I will not overlook,<n id="1" /> O sinful house, the dishonest gain you have hoarded away,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">or the smaller-than-standard measure I hate so much.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">They reap fodder<n id="1" /> in the field,p> <p class="poetry">and glean<n id="2" /> in the vineyard of the wicked.p>

<p class="poetry">who says to a king,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Worthless man&#8217;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and to nobles, &#8216;Wicked men,&#8217;p>

<p class="poetry">He does not allow the wicked to live,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but he gives justice to the poor.p>

<p class="poetry">But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked,p> <p class="poetry">judgment and justice take hold of you.p>

<p class="poetry">Evil men plot against the godly<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and viciously attack them.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evil men set an ambush for the godlyp> <p class="poetry">and try to kill them.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I have seen ruthless evil men<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When he is judged, he will be found<n id="1" /> guilty!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.p>

<p class="poetry">The reward<n id="1" /> which the righteous receive<n id="2" /> is life;p> <p class="poetry">the recompense<n id="3" /> which the wicked receive<n id="4" /> is judgment.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The righteous person is delivered<n id="1" /> out of trouble,p> <p class="poetry">and the wicked turns up in his stead.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the righteous have refuge<n id="2" /> even in the threat of death.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The wicked become<n id="1" /> a ransom<n id="2" /> for the righteous,p> <p class="poetry">and the faithless<n id="3" /> are taken<n id="4" /> in the place of the upright.p>

<p class="poetry">I do not condone the use of rigged scales,p> <p class="poetry">or a bag of deceptive weights.<n id="1" />p>

Abraham approached and said, &#8220;Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

<p class="poetry">Such is the lot God allots the wicked,p> <p class="poetry">and the heritage of his appointment<n id="1" /> from God.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the oppressed are trapped<n id="2" /> by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Break the arm<n id="1" /> of the wicked and evil man!p> <p class="poetry">Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">which he thought you would not discover.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evil people self-destruct;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who hate the godly are punished.<n id="2" />p>