2 Samuel 23:4-6

Good News Translation

⁵ And that is how God will bless my descendants,
    because he has made an eternal covenant with me,
    an agreement that will not be broken,
    a promise that will not be changed.
That is all I desire;
    that will be my victory,
    and God will surely bring it about.
⁶ But godless people are like thorns that are thrown away;
    no one can touch them barehanded.