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.
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Verse 14 is found in chapter 37 of Psalms. Psalm 37 is an extensive wisdom reflection on the apparent prosperity of the wicked and the eventual stability of the righteous. It repeatedly exhorts against envying those who temporarily prosper because their success is fleeting. The psalm develops concepts of inheritance, land, generosity, justice, and trust, showing that true security consists in committing one’s way to the Lord and persevering in goodness.
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Die Gottlosen ziehen das Schwert aus und spannen ihren Bogen, daß sie fällen den Elenden und Armen und schlachten die Frommen.
Los impíos desenvainaron espada, y entesaron su arco, Para derribar al pobre y al menesteroso, Para matar a los de recto proceder.
Los malvados desenvainan la espada y tensan su arco para derribar al pobre y al necesitado, para matar a los de conducta recta.
Les méchants tirent le glaive, Ils bandent leur arc, Pour faire tomber le malheureux et l'indigent, Pour égorger ceux dont la voie est droite.
Gli empi hanno tratta la spada, Ed hanno teso il loro arco, Per abbattere il povero afflitto ed il bisognoso; Per ammazzar quelli che camminano dirittamente.
Os ímpios puxaram da espada e armaram o arco, para derrubarem o pobre e necessitado, e para matarem os de reta conduta.
惡人刀已出鞘,弓已上弦, 要砍倒困苦貧窮的人, 要殺害行為正直的人。
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