²⁰ So you should stay on the path of good people,
    guarding the road of the righteous.

⁹ Teach the wise, and they will become wiser;
    inform the righteous, and their learning will increase.

⁶ Blessings cover the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹¹ The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

¹⁶ The wages of the righteous lead to life;
    the earnings of the wicked lead to sin.

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked lacks value.

²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many people,
    but fools who lack sense will die.

²⁴ What the wicked dread will come on them,
    but what the righteous desire will be given to them.
²⁵ After a whirlwind passes by, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁸ The expectations of the righteous result in joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked will perish.

³⁰ The righteous will never be shaken,
    but the wicked won’t dwell in the land.
³¹ The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom,
    but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
³² The lips of the wise know what is acceptable,
    but the mouth of the wicked knows only what is perverse.