³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and he who wins souls is wise.

³¹ If the righteous will be recompensed in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner.

² A good man obtains favor of the Lord,
    but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.

³ A man will not be established by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are right,
    but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

⁶ The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
    but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

⁷ The wicked are overthrown, and are not,
    but the house of the righteous will stand.

⁸ A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
    but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

¹² The wicked covet the plunder of evil men,
    but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

²¹ There will no evil happen to the just,
    but the wicked will be filled with mischief.

²⁸ In the way of righteousness is life,
    and in its pathway there is no death.

⁶ Righteousness keeps him who is upright in the way,
    but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

⁹ The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

²¹ Evil pursues sinners,
    but to the righteous good will be repaid.

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

²⁵ The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul,
    but the stomach of the wicked will want.