1 Behold, ^aa king will reign in righteousness,
And princes will rule with justice. ‡

2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And ^a1a cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. ‡

3 ^aThe eyes of those who see will not be dim,
And the ears of those who hear will listen. ‡

4 Also the heart of the¹ rash will ^aunderstand knowledge,
And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. ‡

5 The foolish person will no longer be called¹ generous,
Nor the miser said to be bountiful; ‡

6 For the foolish person will speak foolishness,
And his heart will work ^ainiquity:
To practice ungodliness,
To utter error against the Lord,
To keep the hungry unsatisfied,
And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. ‡

7 Also the schemes of the schemer are evil;
He devises wicked plans
To destroy the poor with ^alying words,
Even when the needy speaks justice. ‡

8 But a¹ generous man devises generous things,
And by generosity he shall stand. ‡