³ Integrity guides the virtuous,
    but dishonesty ruins the treacherous.

⁵ The righteousness of the innocent makes their path straight,
    but the wicked fall in their wickedness.
⁶ Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
    but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.
⁷ When the wicked die, their hope perishes.
    Yes, any hope based on money perishes.
⁸ The righteous are saved from distress,
    and the wicked take their place.

¹⁰ When the righteous succeed, a city rejoices;
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
¹¹ A city is honored by the blessing of the virtuous;
    it is destroyed by the words of the wicked.

¹⁸ The wicked earn false wages,
    but those who sow righteousness receive a true reward.
¹⁹ The righteous are headed toward life,
    but those who pursue evil, toward death.

²³ The desires of the righteous end up well,
    but the expectations of the wicked bring wrath.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and the wise gather lives.^[a]
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth,
    how much more the wicked and sinners?