² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
³ Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
    but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

⁹ He who walks blamelessly walks surely,
    but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to life.
    The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

²⁴ What the wicked fear will overtake them,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more;
    but the righteous stand firm forever.

²⁷ The fear of Yahweh prolongs days,
    but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hope of the wicked will perish.
²⁹ The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
³⁰ The righteous will never be removed,
    but the wicked will not dwell in the land.