3  Does it seem good to you to oppress,

to despise the work of your hands

and favor the designs of the wicked?

16  Behold, is not their prosperity in their hand?

The ^tcounsel of the wicked is far from me.

1  ^aBlessed is the man¹

who walks not in the ^bcounsel of the wicked,

nor stands in the way of sinners,

nor sits in the seat of scoffers;