# discouraged the heart of the righteous

"discouraged the righteous"

# the righteous ... did not cause him grief

"righteous people ... did not cause them grief"

# strengthened the hands of the wicked

"strenghtened the wicked" or "encouraged the wicked"

# the wicked so that he does not turn from his evil ways and save his life

"wicked people so that they do not turn from their evil ways and save their lives"

# turn from his evil ways

"stop doing evil things"