Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot, but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.

恶人想得坏人的网罗；义人的根得以结实。

恶人想得坏人的猎物；义人的根结出果实。

恶人想得坏人的猎物；义人的根结出果实。

恶人贪恋坏人的赃物，义人的根结出硕果。

恶人贪慕坏人的网罗；义人的根得以结果。

恶人贪爱坏人的赃物，义人的根将结果实。

惡人想得壞人的網羅；義人的根得以結實。

惡人想得壞人的獵物；義人的根結出果實。

惡人想得壞人的獵物；義人的根結出果實。

惡人貪戀壞人的贓物，義人的根結出碩果。

惡人貪慕壞人的網羅；義人的根得以結果。

壞人的堡障是淤泥；義人的根永久長存。

惡人貪愛壞人的贓物，義人的根將結果實。

惡人罔利、惡人欲得其網、義者之根、自結其實、

惡者貪非義之利、義人自食其力。

惡人為惡、如喜入惡網、善人之本必鞏固、又作惡人貪得不義之人所羅者惟善人之本無不鞏固

The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.

Those who do what is wrong are safe for just a while. But those who do what is right last forever.

Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

The wicked desire what evil people have caught, but the root of the righteous is productive.

The wicked person desires the plunder of evil people, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

The wicked desire what evil men have, but the root of the righteous produces fruit.

The wicked desireth the net of evil[ men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth[ fruit].

The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.

The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.

The wealth of the rich is their fortress; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

And you who are left in Judah, who have escaped the ravages of the siege, will put roots down in your own soil and grow up and flourish.

The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole earth with fruit!

They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.

“ But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.

The godly people have all disappeared; not one honest person is left on the earth. They are all murderers, setting traps even for their own brothers.

If a bird sees a trap being set, it knows to stay away.But these people set an ambush for themselves; they are trying to get themselves killed.Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money; it robs them of life.

But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.

Must we be strung up on their hooks and caught in their nets while they rejoice and celebrate?Then they will worship their nets and burn incense in front of them.“ These nets are the gods who have made us rich!” they will claim.Will you let them get away with this forever? Will they succeed forever in their heartless conquests?

“ Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. They continually set traps to catch people.Like a cage filled with birds, their homes are filled with evil plots. And now they are great and rich.They are fat and sleek, and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse to provide justice to orphans and deny the rights of the poor.

To flatter friends is to lay a trap for their feet.Evil people are trapped by sin, but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.

The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others. Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

“ Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.