Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, - as a potter's vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.

Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty;

Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!

Who have sharpened, like a sword, their tongue, Have made ready their arrow - a bitter word;

But, now, the doors thereof all together, with axes and hammers, they batter down.

For better is a day in thy courts, than a thousand, I choose rather to stand at the threshold in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of lawlessness.

It is, better to seek refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man:

It is, better to seek refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in nobles.

Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.