²³ Doing wrong is like sport to a fool,
    but wise conduct is pleasure to a person of understanding.^(A)

²¹ Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
    but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.^(A)

¹⁴ who rejoice in doing evil
    and delight in the perverseness of evil,^(A)

¹⁸ Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows,^(A)
19 so is one who deceives a neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”^(B)

⁹ Fools mock at the guilt offering,^[a]
    but the upright enjoy God’s favor.