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14 The sinners in Zion are afraid;
trembling seizes the ungodly:
‘Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire?(A)
Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?(B) ’
15 The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,(C)
who refuses profit from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes against evil schemes(D)
16 he will dwell on the heights;
his refuge will be the rocky fortresses,
his food provided, his water assured.

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