² The good obtains favor from Yahweh,
    but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
³ A person will not be established by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are^[a] just;
    the advice of the wicked is treacherous.

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more,^[a]
    but the house of the righteous shall stand.

¹⁰ The righteous knows the life^[a] of his animal,
    but the compassion^[b] of the wicked is cruel.

¹² The wicked covets the proceeds of evil,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.^[a]
13 By the transgression of lips, evil is ensnared,
    but the righteous escapes from trouble.

²¹ No evil will happen^[a] to the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.

²⁶ A righteous person will seek out his neighbor,
    but the way of the wicked will lead them astray.

²⁸ On the road of righteousness is life,
    and on the way of the path, may there be no death.