²⁸ The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.

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

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

⁷ When the wicked die, hope perishes,
    and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.^(A)

⁸ The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked come into it instead.^(A)