²⁸ The hopes of the godly result in happiness,
    but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.

³⁰ The godly will never be disturbed,
    but the wicked will be removed from the land.

⁵ The godly are directed by honesty;
    the wicked fall beneath their load of sin.

⁷ When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
    for they rely on their own feeble strength.

⁸ The godly are rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.