The Message Bible MSG
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1 Don't bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked.
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Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 In no time they'll shrivel like grass clippings and wilt like cut flowers in the sun.
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for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Get insurance with God and do a good deed, settle down and stick to your last.
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Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Keep company with God, get in on the best.
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Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Open up before God, keep nothing back; he'll do whatever needs to be done:
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Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
6 He'll validate your life in the clear light of day and stamp you with approval at high noon.
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He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
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