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    They don’t tell lies about other people.
They don’t do wrong to their neighbors.
    They don’t say anything bad about them.
They hate evil people.
    But they honor those who have respect for the Lord.
They keep their promises even when it hurts.
    They do not change their mind.
They lend their money to poor people without charging interest.
    They don’t accept money to harm those who aren’t guilty.

Anyone who lives like that
    will always be secure.

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whose tongue utters no slander,(A)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;
who despises a vile person
    but honors(B) those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath(C) even when it hurts,
    and does not change their mind;
who lends money to the poor without interest;(D)
    who does not accept a bribe(E) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.(F)

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