²⁸ A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.^(A)

⁴ The lamp that guides the wicked—
haughty eyes and an arrogant heart^(A)—is sin.

⁷ The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

¹⁰ A wicked person desires evil;
he has no consideration^[a] for his neighbor.^(A)

¹² The Righteous One^[a] considers the house of the wicked;
he brings the wicked to ruin.

¹⁸ The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for^[a] the upright.^(A)

²⁷ The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!^(A)

²⁹ A wicked person puts on a bold face,^(A)
but the upright one considers his way.

¹⁵ Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one,
at the camp of the righteous man;^(A)
don’t destroy his dwelling.