²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy,^(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.^(B)

³⁰ The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.^(A)

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

⁷ When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth^[a][b] vanishes.^(A)

⁸ The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.^(A)