King James Version (KJV)
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Modern English
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.
Hebrew
כִּ֤י לֹ֥א יָנ֡וּחַ שֵׁ֬בֶט הָרֶ֗שַׁע עַ֣ל גּ֭וֹרַל הַצַּדִּיקִ֑ים לְמַ֤עַן לֹֽא יִשְׁלְח֖וּ הַצַּדִּיקִ֣ים בְּעַוְלָתָה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃
kiy loʾ yanvḥa shebeṭ hareshaʿ ʿal gvoral haṣadiyqiym lmaʿan loʾ yishlḥv haṣadiyqiym bʿavlatah ydeyhem