¹⁸ The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who ^(A)sows righteousness gets a true reward.
¹⁹ He who is steadfast in ^(B)righteousness will attain to life,
And ^(C)he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.
²⁰ Those with a crooked heart are an abomination to Yahweh,
But those of a ^(D)blameless way are His ^(E)delight.
^21 [a]Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the seed of the righteous will escape.

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the ^(A)hope of the wicked is wrath.