¹⁸ A wicked man earns deceptive wages,
    but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
¹⁹ He who is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but he who pursues evil will die.
²⁰ Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of blameless ways are his delight.
²¹ Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished,
    but those who are righteous will be delivered.

²³ The desire of the righteous ends only in good;
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.