¹⁹ Genuine righteousness leads to life,^(A)
but pursuing evil leads to death.^(B)

²¹ Be assured^[a] that a wicked person
will not go unpunished,^(A)
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

⁵ Everyone with a proud heart is detestable to the Lord;^(A)
be assured,^[a] he will not go unpunished.^(B)

¹² The Righteous One^[a] considers the house of the wicked;
he brings the wicked to ruin.