¹⁶ His roots dry up below^(A)
    and his branches wither above.^(B)

¹⁶ They were carried off before their time,^(A)
    their foundations^(B) washed away by a flood.^(C)

²³ But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit^(A) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful^(B)
    will not live out half their days.^(C)

But as for me, I trust in you.^(D)