⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a](A)

⁷ The name of the righteous^(B) is used in blessings,^[b]
    but the name of the wicked^(C) will rot.^(D)

¹⁶ The wages of the righteous is life,^(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.^(B)

²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.^(A)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.^(B)

³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.^(C)