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37:12-20 The Lord Thwarts the Schemes of the Wicked. The wicked person may hatch all manner of schemes against the righteous person (v. 12), but God will see to it that they come to nothing and that the wicked will perish, unfulfilled (v. 20). The faithful who take this to heart can live in contentment, even with little (v. 16; cf. Prov. 15:16; 16:8), confident that the Lord knows the days of the blameless (Ps. 37:18) and thus can provide for them even in the days of famine (v. 19). Biblical wisdom does not have a simplistic "just trust God and you will be well off" mentality; it speaks to the very challenging life situations that God's people often face.