² Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.^(A)

³ The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,^(B)
but he denies the wicked what they crave.^(C)

⁹ The one who lives with integrity lives securely,^(A)
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.^(B)

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

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)

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)