1
See, a king will reign in righteousness
and rulers will rule with justice.
2
Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
3
Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4
The fearful heart will know and understand,
and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
5
No longer will the fool be called noble
nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6
For fools speak folly,
their hearts are bent on evil:
They practice ungodliness
and spread error concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty
and from the thirsty they withhold water.
7
Scoundrels use wicked methods,
they make up evil schemes
to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy is just.
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But the noble make noble plans,
and by noble deeds they stand.