²¹ For the upright will live in the land,^(A)
    and the blameless will remain in it;

³² For the Lord detests the perverse^(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.^(B)

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.^(A)

⁶ The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.^(A)

¹¹ Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,^(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.^(B)

⁹ Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be destroyed,^(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.^(B)

⁸ The Lord detests the sacrifice^(A) of the wicked,^(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.^(C)

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,^(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

¹⁷ The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their ways preserve their lives.^(A)