14-15 Bullies brandish their swords,
    pull back on their bows with a flourish.
They’re out to beat up on the harmless,
    or mug that nice man out walking his dog.
A banana peel lands them flat on their faces—
    slapstick figures in a moral circus.

16-17 Less is more and more is less.
    One righteous will outclass fifty wicked,
For the wicked are moral weaklings
    but the righteous are God-strong.

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15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(A)
    and their bows will be broken.(B)

16 Better the little that the righteous have
    than the wealth(C) of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,(D)
    but the Lord upholds(E) the righteous.

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