13
The wealth of the unjust will dry up like a torrent, and crash like a loud clap of thunder in a rain.
14
A generous man will be made glad; likewise transgressors will utterly fail.
15
The children of the ungodly will not put forth many branches; they are unhealthy roots upon sheer rock.
16
The reeds by any water or river bank will be plucked up before any grass.
17
Kindness is like a garden of blessings, and almsgiving endures for ever.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.