Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,(B)
but he denies the wicked what they crave.(C)

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The one who lives with integrity lives securely,(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.(B)

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16 The reward of the righteous is life;
the wages of the wicked is punishment.(A)

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24 What the wicked dreads will come to him,(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.(B)

25 When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.(D)

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27 The fear of the Lord prolongs life,[a](A)
but the years of the wicked are cut short.(B)

28 The hope of the righteous is joy,(C)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.(D)

29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(E)

30 The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:27 Lit Lord adds to days

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