The wicked who oppress others will be in torment as long as they live.

They have no hope of escaping from darkness, for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them,

disaster, like a powerful king, is waiting to attack them.

Wicked people bring about their own downfall by their evil deeds, but good people are protected by their integrity.

The wicked run when no one is chasing them, but an honest person is as brave as a lion.

or stare at the ground, but they will see nothing but trouble and darkness, terrifying darkness into which they are being driven.

And so these people will disappear like morning mist, like the dew that vanishes early in the day. They will be like chaff which the wind blows from the threshing place, like smoke from a chimney.

And Cain went away from the LORD's presence and lived in a land called "Wandering," which is east of Eden.

The wicked tell God to leave them alone; they don't want to know his will for their lives.

They think there is no need to serve God nor any advantage in praying to him.

Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me.

Then I will teach sinners your commands, and they will turn back to you.

Answer me now, LORD! I have lost all hope. Don't hide yourself from me, or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life."

They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from his glorious might,

You will find no peace anywhere, no place to call your own; the LORD will overwhelm you with anxiety, hopelessness, and despair.

May his children be homeless beggars; may they be driven from the ruins they live in!

May no one ever be kind to him or care for the orphans he leaves behind.

But the LORD answered, "No. If anyone kills you, seven lives will be taken in revenge." So the LORD put a mark on Cain to warn anyone who met him not to kill him.

If anyone takes human life, he will be punished. I will punish with death any animal that takes a human life.

Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else.

I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated, and those who hate you will rule over you; you will be so terrified that you will run when no one is chasing you.

"I will make those of you who are in exile so terrified that the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will make you run. You will run as if you were being pursued in battle, and you will fall when there is no enemy near you.

The people of Israel said to Moses, "Then that's the end of us!

If anyone who even comes near the Tent must die, then we are all as good as dead!"

The dead person's nearest relative has the responsibility for putting the murderer to death. When he finds you, he is to kill you.

or by striking him with your fist, you are guilty of murder and are to be put to death. The dead person's nearest relative has the responsibility for putting the murderer to death. When he finds you, he is to kill you.

and if the dead person's relative finds you and kills you, this act of revenge is not murder.

And now, sir, all my relatives have turned against me and are demanding that I hand my son over to them, so that they can kill him for murdering his brother. If they do this, I will be left without a son. They will destroy my last hope and leave my husband without a son to keep his name alive."

The wicked who oppress others will be in torment as long as they live.

They have no hope of escaping from darkness, for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them,

disaster, like a powerful king, is waiting to attack them.

The wicked run when no one is chasing them, but an honest person is as brave as a lion.