³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,^(A)
but a cunning person takes lives.^(B)

³¹ If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.^(C)

² One who is good obtains favor from the Lord,^(A)
but he condemns a person who schemes.^(B)

³ No one can be made secure by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous is immovable.^(C)

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked is deceitful.

⁶ The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,^(A)
but the speech of the upright rescues them.^(B)

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and perish,^(C)
but the house of the righteous will stand.^(D)

⁸ A man is praised for his insight,
but a twisted mind is despised.

¹² The wicked desire what evil people have caught,^[a]
but the root of the righteous is productive.

²¹ No disaster overcomes the righteous,^(A)
but the wicked are full of misery.

²⁸ There is life in the path of righteousness,
and in its path there is no death.^[a](A)

⁶ Righteousness guards people of integrity,^[a]
but wickedness undermines the sinner.^(A)

⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly,^(A)
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.^(B)

²¹ Disaster pursues sinners,
but good rewards the righteous.^(A)

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his^[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.^(B)