v.16,21,26-31 <br />C. M. <br />Charity to the poor. <br /> <br />Why do the wealthy wicked boast, <br />And grow profanely bold? <br />The meanest portion of the just <br />Excels the sinner's gold. <br /> <br />The wicked borrows of his friends, <br />But ne'er designs to pay; <br />The saint is merciful and lends, <br />Nor turns the poor away. <br /> <br />His alms with lib'ral heart he gives <br />Amongst the sons of need; <br />His mem'ry to long ages lives, <br />And blessed is his seed. <br /> <br />His lips abhor to talk profane, <br />To slander or defraud; <br />His ready tongue declares to men <br />What he has learned of God. <br /> <br />The law and gospel of the Lord <br />Deep in his heart abide; <br />Led by the Spirit and the word, <br />His feet shall never slide. <br /> <br />When sinners fall, the righteous stand, <br />Preserved from every snare; <br />They shall possess the promised land, <br />And dwell for ever there.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/psalm-37-part-2/
