Page 360 - Wisdom and Sound Advice from the Torah

WISDOM AND SOUND ADVICE FROM THE TORAH

for Him; do not fret when men suc ceed in their ways, when they
car ry out their wick ed schemes. Refrain from an ger and turn
from wrath; do not fret—it leads on ly to evil. For evil men will
be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord will in her it the land. A
lit tle while, and the wick ed will be no more; though you look for
them, they will not be found. But the meek will in her it the land
and en joy great peace. The wick ed plot against the right eous and

gnash their teeth at them... Better the lit tle that the right eous have
than the wealth of many wick ed; for the pow er of the wick ed will
be bro ken, but the Lord up holds the right eous. The days of the
blame less are known to the Lord, and their in her it ance will en -
dure for ev er. In times of dis as ter they will not with er; in days
of fam ine they will en joy plen ty. But the wick ed will per ish: The

Lord's en e mies will be like the beau ty of the fields, they will
van ish—van ish like smoke. The wick ed bor row and do not re -
pay, but the right eous give gen er ous ly... If the Lord de lights in a
man's way, He makes his steps firm; though he stum ble, he will
not fall, for the Lord up holds him. I was young and now I am old,
yet I have nev er seen the right eous for sak en or their chil dren beg -
ging bread. He is ev er mer ci ful and lend ing; and his seed is for a
bless ing. Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the

land for ev er. For the Lord loves the just and will not for sake His
faith ful ones. They will be pro tect ed for ev er... The mouth of the
right eous man ut ters wis dom, and his tongue speaks what is
just. The law of God is in his heart; his feet do not slip. The
wick ed lie in wait for the right eous, seek ing their very lives; but
the Lord will not leave them in their pow er... Wait for the Lord

and keep His way... I have seen a wick ed and ruth less man flour -
ish ing like a green tree in its na tive soil, but he soon passed away
and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.

358