18  The wicked earns deceptive wages,

but one who ^xsows righteousness gets a sure reward.

17  ^hAnd the effect of righteousness will be peace,

and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust¹ forever.

12  ^mSow for yourselves righteousness;

reap steadfast love;

ⁿbreak up your fallow ground,

for it is the time to seek the Lord,

that he may come and ^orain righteousness upon you.

12  Do horses run on rocks?

Does one plow there¹ with oxen?

^uBut you have turned justice into ^vpoison

^uand the fruit of righteousness into wormwood²—