5 This is what the Lord says:
"A curse is placed on those who trust other people,
who depend on humans for strength,
who have stopped trusting the Lord.
6 They are like a bush in a desert
that grows in a land where no one lives,
a hot and dry land with bad soil.
They don't know about the good things God can give.
7 "But the person who trusts in the Lord will be blessed.
The Lord will show him that he can be trusted.
8 He will be strong, like a tree planted near water
that sends its roots by a stream.
It is not afraid when the days are hot;
its leaves are always green.
It does not worry in a year when no rain comes;
it always produces fruit.
9 "More than anything else, a person's mind is evil
and cannot be healed.
Who can understand it?
10 But I, the Lord, look into a person's heart
and test the mind.
So I can decide what each one deserves;
I can give each one the right payment for what he does."
