^27 (A)Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,^[a]
    when it is in your power to do it.

^2 (A)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    ^(B)but righteousness delivers from death.

11 ^(A)A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    ^(B)but a just weight is his delight.

^3 (A)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    ^(B)he who opens wide his lips ^(C)comes to ruin.

^11 (A)Wealth gained hastily^[a] will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

² Whoever ^(A)walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is ^(B)devious in his ways despises him.

^5 (A)A faithful witness does not lie,
    but ^(B)a false witness breathes out lies.

²⁷ Whoever is ^(A)greedy for unjust gain ^(B)troubles his own household,
    but he who hates ^(C)bribes will live.

⁶ By ^(A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by ^(B)the fear of the Lord one ^(C)turns away from evil.