² Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,^(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.^(B)

³ The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,^(C)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.^(D)

⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a](A)

⁷ The name of the righteous^(B) is used in blessings,^[b]
    but the name of the wicked^(C) will rot.^(D)

¹⁶ The wages of the righteous is life,^(A)
    but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.^(B)

²² The blessing of the Lord^(A) brings wealth,^(B)
    without painful toil for it.^(C)

²⁴ What the wicked dread^(A) will overtake them;^(B)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.^(C)

²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm^(D) forever.^(E)

²⁷ The fear of the Lord adds length to life,^(A)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(B)

²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.^(C)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.^(D)

³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.^(E)