⁷ he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is ^(A)a shield to those who ^(B)walk in integrity,

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless ^(A)keeps his way straight,
    but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

²³ The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    ^(A)the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

^24 (A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the slothful will be ^(B)put to forced labor.

² From the fruit of his mouth a man ^(A)eats what is good,
    but the desire of the treacherous ^(B)is for violence.

¹³ Whoever ^(A)despises ^(B)the word^[a] brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment^[b] will be ^(C)rewarded.

^22 (A)Without counsel plans fail,
    but with many advisers they succeed.