² Good people obtain favor from the Lord,^(A)
    but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.^(B)

⁵ The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

⁶ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
    but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(A)

⁹ Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
    than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

¹³ Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,^(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.^(B)

¹⁴ From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,^(C)
    and the work of their hands brings them reward.^(D)

¹⁵ The way of fools seems right to them,^(E)
    but the wise listen to advice.^(F)

¹⁶ Fools^(G) show their annoyance at once,^(H)
    but the prudent overlook an insult.^(I)

¹⁷ An honest witness tells the truth,
    but a false witness tells lies.^(J)

¹⁸ The words of the reckless pierce like swords,^(K)
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.^(L)

¹⁹ Truthful lips endure forever,
    but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

²² The Lord detests lying lips,^(A)
    but he delights^(B) in people who are trustworthy.^(C)

²³ The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,^(D)
    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.^(E)

²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the heart,^(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

²⁶ The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.^(B)