¹⁸ An evil person ·really earns nothing [gets false/deceptive wages],
but a ·good [righteous] person will surely be rewarded.

¹⁹ Those who are ·truly good [righteous] will live,
but those who chase after evil will die.

²⁰ The Lord ·hates [detests] those with ·evil [crooked] hearts
but is pleased with those who are innocent on the path.

²¹ Evil people will certainly be punished,
but ·those who do right [^Lthe children of the righteous] will be set free.

²³ Those who do right only wish for good,
but the wicked can ·expect to be defeated by God’s [^Lhope only for] anger.