⁶ The boundary lines^(A) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(B)

⁷ Be still^(A) before the Lord
    and wait patiently^(B) for him;
do not fret^(C) when people succeed in their ways,^(D)
    when they carry out their wicked schemes.^(E)

¹⁶ Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth^(A) of many wicked;

¹⁰ Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.

¹⁴ The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,^(A)
    and the good rewarded for theirs.^(B)

¹³ A happy heart makes the face cheerful,^(A)
    but heartache crushes the spirit.^(B)

¹⁵ All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
    but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.^(A)

³⁰ Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart,
    and good news gives health to the bones.^(A)

⁸ Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain^(A) with injustice.^(B)