⁸ The guilty walk a crooked path;
    the innocent travel a straight road.

¹² The Righteous One^[a] knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked;
    he will bring disaster on them.

¹⁵ Justice is a joy to the godly,
    but it terrifies evildoers.

¹⁸ The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
    and traitors in place of the honest.

²¹ Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

²⁹ The wicked bluff their way through,
    but the virtuous think before they act.