¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is ^(A)a tree of life,
And ^(B)one who is wise ^[a]gains souls.
³¹ If ^(C)the righteous will be repaid on the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

^21 (A)Adversity pursues sinners,
But the ^(B)righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.

² One who ^(A)walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
But one who is ^(B)devious in his ways despises Him.

⁸ The ^(A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But ^(B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

¹⁹ The way of the ^[a]lazy one is like a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁹ The Lord is ^(A)far from the wicked,
But He ^(B)hears the prayer of the righteous.