⁵ The ^(A)righteousness of the blameless will make his way straight,
But ^(B)the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

⁷ When a wicked man dies, his ^(A)hope will perish,
And the ^(B)expectation of vigorous men perishes.

⁸ The righteous is rescued from ^[a]distress,
But the wicked ^[b]takes his place.

¹⁰ When it ^(A)goes well with the righteous, the city exults,
And when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is raised up,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

¹⁸ The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who ^(A)sows righteousness gets a true reward.

^21 [a]Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the ^(A)hope of the wicked is wrath.