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

³⁵ For those who find me^(A) find life^(B)
    and receive favor from the Lord.^(C)

⁵ Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,^(A)
    who conduct their affairs with justice.

⁵ No longer will the fool^(A) be called noble
    nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
⁶ For fools speak folly,^(B)
    their hearts are bent on evil:^(C)
They practice ungodliness^(D)
    and spread error^(E) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty^(F)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.
⁷ Scoundrels use wicked methods,^(G)
    they make up evil schemes^(H)
to destroy the poor with lies,
    even when the plea of the needy^(I) is just.^(J)

³¹ they will eat the fruit of their ways
    and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.^(A)

⁸ As no one has power over the wind to contain it,
    so^[a] no one has power over the time of their death.
As no one is discharged in time of war,
    so wickedness will not release those who practice it.

¹⁸         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,^(A)