² Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
³ The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.^(A)

⁹ Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.^(A)

¹⁶ The wage of the righteous leads to life,
    the gain of the wicked to sin.

²⁴ What the wicked dread will come upon them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.^(A)
25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous are established forever.^(B)

²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongs life,
    but the years of the wicked will be short.^(A)
28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright
    but destruction for evildoers.^(B)
30 The righteous will never totter,
    but the wicked will not remain on the earth.^(C)