² Riches that are gained by sinning aren’t worth anything.
    But doing what is right saves you from death.

³ The Lord gives those who do right the food they need.
    But he lets those who do wrong go hungry.

⁶ Blessings are like crowns on the heads of those who do right.
    But the trouble caused by what sinners say destroys them.

⁷ The names of those who do right are used in blessings.
    But the names of those who do wrong will rot.

¹⁶ People who do what is right earn life.
    But sinners earn sin and death.

²² The blessing of the Lord brings wealth.
    And it comes without painful work.

²⁴ What sinners are afraid of will catch up with them.
    But those who do right will get what they want.

²⁵ When the storm is over, sinners are gone.
    But those who do right stand firm forever.

²⁷ Having respect for the Lord leads to a longer life.
    But the years of evil people are cut short.

²⁸ Those who do right can expect joy.
    But the hopes of sinners are bound to fail.

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a safe place for those without blame.
    But that way destroys those who do evil.

³⁰ Those who do right will never be removed from the land.
    But those who do wrong will not remain in it.