12 The wicked plot against the righteous

and gnash their teeth at them;

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he knows their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword

and bend the bow

to bring down the poor and needy,

to slay those whose ways are upright.

15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

16 Better the little that the righteous have

than the wealth of many wicked;

17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,

but the Lord upholds the righteous.

12 The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him: For he seeth that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, And to slay such as be of upright conversation. 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. 16 A little that a righteous man hath Is better than the riches of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: But the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

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.

16 It is better to be godly and have little

than to be evil and rich.

17 For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,

but the Lord takes care of the godly.

12 The wicked plots against the just,

And gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord laughs at him,

For He sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword

And have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay those who are of upright conduct.

15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.

16 A little that a righteous man has

Is better than the riches of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

But the Lord upholds the righteous.

12 The wicked make evil plans against good people.

They grind their teeth at them in anger.

13 But the Lord laughs at the wicked,

because he sees that their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw their swords

and bend their bows

to kill the poor and helpless,

to kill those who are honest.

15 But their swords will stab their own hearts,

and their bows will break.

16 It is better to have little and be right

than to have much and be wrong.

17 The power of the wicked will be broken,

but the Lord supports those who do right.

12 The wicked plotteth against the just,

And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord will laugh at him;

For he seeth that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow,

To cast down the poor and needy,

To slay such as are upright in the way.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart,

And their bows shall be broken.

16 Better is a little that the righteous hath

Than the abundance of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;

But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

12 The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him. 13 The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way: 15 their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 16 The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked; 17 for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

12 The wicked person plots against a righteous one 

and grits his teeth at him. 

13 The Lord laughs at him 

because he has seen that his time is coming. 

14 Wicked people pull out their swords and bend their bows 

to kill oppressed and needy people, 

to slaughter those who are decent. 

15 ⸤But⸥ their own swords will pierce their hearts, 

and their bows will be broken. 

16 The little that the righteous person has is better 

than the wealth of many wicked people. 

17 The arms of wicked people will be broken, 

but the Lord continues to support righteous people. 

12 The wicked person schemes against the righteous

and gnashes his teeth at him.

13 The Lord laughs at him

because He sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bow

to bring down the afflicted and needy

and to slaughter those whose way is upright.

15 Their swords will enter their own hearts,

and their bows will be broken.

16 The little that the righteous man has is better

than the abundance of many wicked people.

17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

but the Lord supports the righteous.

12 The wicked plot against the righteous,

and gnash their teeth at them;

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he sees that their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows

to bring down the poor and needy,

to kill those who walk uprightly;

15 their sword shall enter their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken.

16 Better is a little that the righteous person has

than the abundance of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

but the Lord upholds the righteous.

12 The wicked plans evil against the righteous,

and gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord laughs at him,

for he sees that his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow

to throw down the poor and the needy,

to kill those upright in their way.

15 Their sword will enter into their own heart,

and their bows shall be broken.

16 The little belonging to the righteous is better

than the wealth of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,

but Yahweh supports the righteous.

12 Sinful people make plans to harm those who do what is right.

They grind their teeth at them.

13 But the Lord laughs at those who do evil.

He knows the day is coming when he will judge them.

14 Sinners pull out their swords.

They bend their bows.

They want to kill poor and needy people.

They plan to murder those who lead honest lives.

15 But they will be killed with their own swords.

Their own bows will be broken.

16 Those who do what is right may have very little.

But it’s better than the wealth of many sinners.

17 The power of those who are evil will be broken.

But the Lord takes good care of those who do what is right.

12 The wicked plots against the righteous

And gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord laughs at him,

For He sees his day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow

To cast down the afflicted and the needy,

To slay those who are upright in conduct.

15 Their sword will enter their own heart,

And their bows will be broken.

16 Better is the little of the righteous

Than the abundance of many wicked.

17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

But the Lord sustains the righteous.