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 man brings disaster on himself.^(B)

²⁷ The one who searches for what is good^(A) finds 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 violence^[a] takes lives.

² The good person obtains favor from the Lord,^(A)
but He condemns a man 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)