²⁸ A worthless witness mocks justice;
    the wicked mouth gulps down trouble.

⁴ Prideful eyes, an arrogant heart, and
    the lamp of the wicked are all sinful.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to act with justice.

¹⁰ Wicked people desire evil;
    their neighbors receive no mercy from them.

¹² The righteous one observes the house of the wicked,
    turning the wicked toward trouble.

¹⁸ The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
    the treacherous will be punished^[a] in the place of the virtuous.

²⁷ The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    especially when brought with devious motives.

²⁹ The wicked person appears brash,
    but the virtuous think about the path ahead.

¹⁵ Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy their dwelling.

¹⁶ The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
    but the wicked will stumble into trouble.