The Tanakh is a guide to your way of life. One of my favourites is Psalm 37.
| 1Of David. Do not compete with the evildoers; do not envy those who commit injustice. | אלְדָוִ֨ד | אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־תְּ֜קַנֵּ֗א בְּעֹשֵׂ֥י עַוְלָֽה: | |
| 2For they will be speedily cut off like grass and wither like green vegetation. | בכִּ֥י כֶֽ֖חָצִיר מְהֵרָ֣ה יִמָּ֑לוּ וּכְיֶ֥רֶק דֶּ֜֗שֶׁא יִבּוֹלֽוּן: | |
| 3Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and be nourished by faith. | גבְּטַ֥ח בַּֽ֖יהֹוָה וַֽעֲשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב שְׁכָן־אֶ֜֗רֶץ וּרְעֵ֥ה אֱמוּנָֽה: | |
| 4So shall you delight in the Lord, and He will give you what your heart desires. | דוְהִתְעַנַּ֥ג עַל־יְהֹוָ֑ה וְיִֽתֶּן־לְ֜ךָ֗ מִשְׁאֲלֹ֥ת לִבֶּֽךָ: | |
| 5Commit your way to the Lord, and trust in Him and He will act. | הגּ֣וֹל עַל־יְהֹוָ֣ה דַּרְכֶּ֑ךָ וּבְטַ֥ח עָ֜לָ֗יו וְה֣וּא יַֽעֲשֶֽׂה: | |
| 6And He will reveal your righteousness like the light, and your judgments like noon. | ווְהוֹצִ֣יא כָא֣וֹר צִדְקֶ֑ךָ וּ֜מִשְׁפָּטֶ֗ךָ כַּֽצָּֽהֳרָֽיִם: | |
| 7Wait for the Lord and hope for Him; do not compete with one whose way prospers, with a man who executes malicious plans. | זדּ֚וֹם֙ | לַֽיהֹוָה֘ וְהִתְח֪וֹלֵ֫ל ל֥וֹ אַל־תִּ֖תְחַר בְּמַצְלִ֣יחַ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ בְּ֜אִ֗ישׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה מְזִמּֽוֹת: | |
| 8Desist from anger and forsake wrath; do not compete only to do evil. | חהֶ֣רֶף מֵ֖אַף וַֽעֲזֹ֣ב חֵמָ֑ה אַל־תִּ֜תְחַ֗ר אַךְ־לְהָרֵֽעַ: | |
| 9For evildoers shall be cut off, and those who hope for the Lord-they will inherit the land. | טכִּֽי־מְרֵעִ֥ים יִכָּֽרֵת֑וּן וְקוֵֹ֥י יְ֜הֹוָ֗ה הֵ֣מָּה יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָֽרֶץ: | |
| 10A short while longer and the wicked man is not here, and you shall look at his place and he is not there. | יוְע֣וֹד מְ֖עַט וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְהִתְבּוֹנַ֖נְתָּ עַל־מְקוֹמ֣וֹ וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ: | |
| 11But the humble shall inherit the land, and they shall delight in much peace. | יאוַֽעֲנָוִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְ֜הִתְעַנְּג֗וּ עַל־רֹ֥ב שָׁלֽוֹם: | |
| 12The wicked man plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. | יבזֹמֵ֣ם רָ֖שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וְחֹרֵ֖ק עָלָ֣יו שִׁנָּֽיו: | |
| 13The Lord will scoff at him because He saw that his day will come. | יגאֲדֹנָ֥י יִשְׂחַק־ל֑וֹ כִּֽי־רָ֜אָ֗ה כִּֽי־יָבֹ֥א יוֹמֽוֹ: | |
| 14The wicked initiated war and bent their bow to cast down the poor and the needy, to slay those who walk on a straight path. | ידחֶ֚רֶב | פָּֽתְח֣וּ רְשָׁעִים֘ וְדָֽרְכ֪וּ קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥ם לְ֖הַפִּיל עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֑וֹן לִ֜טְב֗וֹחַ יִשְׁרֵי־דָֽרֶךְ: | |
| 15Their sword shall enter their heart, and their bows shall be broken. | טוחַרְבָּם תָּב֣וֹא בְלִבָּ֑ם וְ֜קַשְּׁתוֹתָ֗ם תִּשָּׁבַֽרְנָה: | |
| 16The few of the righteous are better than the multitude of many wicked men. | טזט֣וֹב מְ֖עַט לַצַּדִּ֑יק מֵֽ֜הֲמ֗וֹן רְשָׁעִ֥ים רַבִּֽים: | |
| 17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord supports the righteous. | יזכִּ֚י זְרוֹע֣וֹת רְ֖שָׁעִים תִּשָּׁבַ֑רְנָה וְסוֹמֵ֖ךְ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יְהֹוָֽה: | |
| 18The Lord knows the days of the innocent, and their inheritance will be forever. | יחיוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֖הֹוָה יְמֵ֣י תְמִימִ֑ם וְ֜נַֽחֲלָתָ֗ם לְעוֹלָ֥ם תִּֽהְיֶֽה: | |
| 19They will not be ashamed in time of calamity, and in days of famine they shall still be satisfied. | יטלֹֽא־יֵ֖בֹשׁוּ בְּעֵ֣ת רָעָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֖י רְעָב֣וֹן יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ: | |
| 20For the wicked will perish, and the enemies of the Lord are like disappearing light on the plains; they are consumed in smoke, yea they are consumed. | ככִּ֚י רְשָׁעִ֨ים | יֹאבֵ֗דוּ וְאֹֽיְבֵ֣י יְ֖הֹוָה כִּיקַ֣ר כָּרִ֑ים כָּל֖וּ בֶֽעָשָׁ֣ן כָּֽלוּ: | |
| 21A wicked man borrows and does not pay, but the Righteous one is gracious and gives. | כאלוֶֹ֣ה רָ֖שָׁע וְלֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑ם וְ֜צַדִּ֗יק חוֹנֵ֥ן וְנוֹתֵֽן: | |
| 22For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, and those cursed by Him will be cut off. | כבכִּ֣י מְ֖בֹֽרָכָיו יִ֣ירְשׁוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֜מְקֻלָּלָ֗יו יִכָּרֵֽתוּ: | |
| 23From the Lord a mighty man’s steps are established, for He delights in his way. | כגמֵֽיְהֹוָה מִֽצְעֲדֵי־גֶ֥בֶר כּוֹנָ֗נוּ וְדַרְכּ֥וֹ יֶחְפָּֽץ: | |
| 24If he falls, he will not be cast down, for the Lord supports his hand. | כדכִּֽי־יִפֹּ֥ל לֹֽא־יוּטָ֑ל כִּֽי־יְ֜הֹוָ֗ה סוֹמֵ֥ךְ יָדֽוֹ: | |
| 25I was young, I also aged, and I have not seen a righteous man forsaken and his seed seeking bread. | כהנַ֚עַר | הָיִ֗יתִי גַּם־זָ֫קַ֥נְתִּי וְֽלֹא־רָ֖אִיתִי צַדִּ֣יק נֶֽעֱזָ֑ב וְ֜זַרְע֗וֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָֽחֶם: | |
| 26All day long he is gracious and lends, and his seed is due for a blessing. | כוכָּל־ הַ֖יּוֹם חוֹנֵ֣ן וּמַלְוֶ֑ה וְ֜זַרְע֗וֹ לִבְרָכָֽה: | |
| 27Shun evil and do good, and dwell forever. | כזס֣וּר מֵ֖רָע וַֽעֲשֵׂה־ט֜֗וֹב וּשְׁכֹ֥ן לְעוֹלָֽם: | |
| 28For the Lord loves justice, and He shall not forsake His pious ones; they will be guarded forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. | כחכִּ֚י יְהֹוָ֨ה | אֹ֘הֵ֚ב מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וְלֹא־יַֽעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־חֲ֖סִידָיו לְעוֹלָ֣ם נִשְׁמָ֑רוּ וְזֶ֖רַע רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽת: | |
| 29The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell forever in it. | כטצַדִּיקִ֥ים יִֽירְשׁוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ לָעַ֣ד עָלֶֽיהָ: | |
| 30The righteous man’s mouth utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks judgment. | לפִּֽי־צַ֖דִּיק יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּ֜לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ תְּדַבֵּ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט: | |
| 31The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not falter. | לאתּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהָ֣יו בְּלִבּ֑וֹ לֹ֖א תִמְעַ֣ד אֲשֻׁרָֽיו: | |
| 32The wicked man watches for the righteous man and seeks to put him to death. | לבצוֹפֶ֣ה רָ֖שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּ֜מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לַֽהֲמִיתֽוֹ: | |
| 33The Lord shall not leave him in his hands, and He shall not condemn him [the righteous] when he [the wicked] is judged. | לגיְהֹוָה לֹא־יַֽעַזְבֶ֣נּוּ בְיָד֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א יַ֜רְשִׁיעֶ֗נּוּ בְּהִשָּׁפְטֽוֹ: | |
| 34Hope to the Lord and keep His way; He will exalt you to inherit the land, and you will witness the destruction of the wicked. | לדקַוֵּ֚ה אֶל־יְהֹוָ֨ה | וּשְׁמֹ֬ר דַּרְכּ֗וֹ וִירֽוֹמִמְךָ לָרֶ֣שֶׁת אָ֑רֶץ בְּהִכָּרֵ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים תִּרְאֶֽה: | |
| 35I saw a wicked man, powerful, well-rooted as a native who is fresh. | להרָאִיתִי רָשָׁ֣ע עָרִ֑יץ וּ֜מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח רַֽעֲנָֽן: | |
| 36And he passed away and behold! he is not here, and I sought him and he was not found. | לווַיַּֽעֲבֹר וְהִנֵּ֣ה אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וָֽ֜אֲבַקְשֵׁ֗הוּ וְלֹ֣א נִמְצָֽא: | |
| 37Observe the innocent and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace. | לזשְׁמָר־תָּ֖ם וּרְאֵ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ר כִּי־אַֽחֲרִ֖ית לְאִ֣ישׁ שָׁלֽוֹם: | |
| 38But transgressors were destroyed together; the future of the wicked was cut off. | לחוּפֹ֣שְׁעִים נִשְׁמְד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֑ו אַֽחֲרִ֖ית רְשָׁעִ֣ים נִכְרָֽתָה: | |
| 39But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, their stronghold in time of distress. | לטוּתְשׁוּעַ֣ת צַ֖דִּיקִים מֵֽיְהֹוָ֑ה מָֽ֜עוּזָּ֗ם בְּעֵ֣ת צָרָֽה: | |
| 40The Lord helped them and rescued them; He rescued them from the wicked and saved them because they took refuge in Him. |
