²¹ My son, ^[a](A)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not get involved with those ^[b]of high rank,
²² For their ^(B)disaster will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that can come from both of them?

²⁴ One ^(A)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
^(B)Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
²⁵ But ^(C)for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.