²² Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”^(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.^(B)

²⁸ Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love^(A) his throne is made secure.^(B)

³ The prudent see danger and take refuge,^(A)
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.^(B)

¹⁰ Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.^(A)

¹² The prudent see danger and take refuge,
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.^(A)

¹⁶ A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,
    but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.