16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands,

so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.

16 Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand?

The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

16 Lo, their good is not in their hand:

The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

16 (They think their prosperity is of their own doing,

but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)

16 The success of the wicked is not their own doing.

Their way of thinking is different from mine.

16 Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand:

The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

16 Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!

16 Anyhow, isn’t their happiness in their own power? 

(The plan of the wicked is foreign to my way of thinking.) 

16 But their prosperity is not of their own doing.

The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

16 Is not their prosperity indeed their own achievement?

The plans of the wicked are repugnant to me.

16 Look, their prosperity is not in their hands;

the schemes of the wicked are repugnant to me.

16 But they aren’t in control of their own success.

So I don’t pay any attention to the advice they give.

16 “Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand;

The counsel of the wicked is far from me.