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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 36, Verse 12

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Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
King James Version
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
American Standard Version
There are the workers of iniquity fallen: They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise.
New English Translation
I can see the evildoers! They have fallen! They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!
World English Bible
There the workers of iniquity are fallen. They are thrust down, and shall not be able to rise. By David.
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[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
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Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
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Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
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And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
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For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
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For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].