I have been young, and {now} am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings {are they} on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

And when the barbarians saw the {venomous} beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect {man}, neither will he help the evil doers: {help...: Heb. take the ungodly by the hand} {come: Heb. shall not be}

All {things} have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just {man} that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked {man} that prolongeth {his life} in his wickedness.

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, {are} in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred {by} all {that is} before them. {I considered...: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart}

This {is} one {thing}, therefore I said {it}, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

Behold, God will not cast away a perfect {man}, neither will he help the evil doers: {help...: Heb. take the ungodly by the hand} {come: Heb. shall not be}

If iniquity {be} in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

{Is} not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. {substance: or, estate} {the remnant...: or, their excellency}

But ye {are} forgers of lies, ye {are} all physicians of no value.

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.