My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go:
my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Let mine enemy be as the wicked,
and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
For what is the hope of the hypocrite,
though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty?
Will he always call upon God?
I will teach you by the hand of God:
that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it;
why then are ye thus altogether vain?