³ The integrity of the upright guides them,^(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.^(B)

⁶ The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.^(A)

¹⁷ A kind man benefits himself,^(A)
but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.^(B)

²⁷ The one who searches for what is good^(A) seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.^(B)

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,^(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.^(B)

² One who is good obtains favor from the Lord,^(A)
but he condemns a person who schemes.^(B)

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his^[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.^(A)

¹⁴ The disloyal one will get what his conduct deserves,
and a good one, what his deeds deserve.^(A)