² Treasures gained by wickedness produce no profit,
but righteousness saves from death.
³ The Lord will not allow the righteous to starve,
but he frustrates the greed of the wicked.

⁹ Whoever walks with integrity walks safely,
but whoever follows crooked ways will be found out.

¹⁶ The work of a righteous person leads to life.
The income of a wicked person leads to sin.

²⁴ What the wicked person dreads will come upon him,
but the Lord will grant what the righteous desire.
²⁵ When the storm has passed, the wicked person is no more,
but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord will add days to a person’s life,
but the years of wicked people will be cut short.
²⁸ The confident hope of the righteous is joy,
but the ambitions of the wicked will perish.
²⁹ The way of the Lord is a fortress for a person who has integrity,
but it brings destruction for evildoers.
³⁰ A righteous person will never be toppled,^[a]
but wicked people will not dwell on earth.