^6 (A)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless will ^[a]direct his way aright,
But the wicked will fall by his own ^(A)wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.

26 Vindicate ^(A)me, O Lord,
For I have ^(B)walked in my integrity.
^(C)I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.

²¹ Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for You.

^22 (A)His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,
And he is caught in the cords of his sin.

¹¹ Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.”