²⁹ A wicked man hardeneth his face:
    but as for the upright, he directeth his way.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward:
    he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

28 The wicked flee when no man pursueth:
but the righteous are bold as a lion.

¹² When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory:
but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

²⁸ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves:
but when they perish, the righteous increase.

² When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice:
but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

¹⁶ When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth:
but the righteous shall see their fall.

²⁷ An unjust man is an abomination to the just:
and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.