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14 The wicked draw their swords
    and string their bows
to bring down the poor[a] and the needy
    and to slaughter those who are upright.
15 Their swords will enter their own hearts,[b]
    and their bows will be shattered.
16 Preferable is the little that the righteous possess
    than the great wealth of the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:14 The poor: see note on Ps 22:27.
  2. Psalm 37:15 Hearts: see note on Ps 4:8.