²⁹ The wicked bluff their way through,
    but the virtuous think before they act.

⁵ Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;
    whoever values life will avoid it.

¹⁵ Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,
    and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
¹⁶ The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.
    But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

28 The wicked run away when no one is chasing them,
    but the godly are as bold as lions.

¹² When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
    When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.

²⁸ When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
    When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.

² When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
    But when the wicked are in power, they groan.

¹⁶ When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
    but the godly will live to see their downfall.

²⁷ The righteous despise the unjust;
    the wicked despise the godly.