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)

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more,^(B)
    but the house of the righteous stands firm.^(C)

⁸ A person is praised according to their prudence,
    and one with a warped^(D) mind is despised.

¹² The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

²⁸ In the way of righteousness there is life;^(A)
    along that path is immortality.

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly,
    but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.^(A)

²¹ Trouble pursues the sinner,^(A)
    but the righteous^(B) are rewarded with good things.^(C)

²⁵ The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
    but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.^(A)

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be destroyed,^(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.^(B)

²⁵ The righteous eat to their hearts’ content,
    but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.^(A)