27 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
    but evil comes to one who searches for it.(A)

28 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(B)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(C)

29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.(D)

30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(E)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

31 If the righteous receive their due(F) on earth,
    how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

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