³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is ^(A)a tree of life,
And ^(B)he who is wise ^[a]wins souls.
³¹ If ^(C)the righteous will be repaid in the earth,
How much more the wicked and the sinner!

² A ^(A)good man will obtain favor from Yahweh,
But a man of evil schemes He will condemn.
³ A man will ^(B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the ^(C)righteous will not be shaken.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful.
⁶ The ^(A)words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the ^(B)mouth of the upright will deliver them.
⁷ The ^(C)wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the ^(D)house of the righteous will stand.
⁸ A man will be praised according to his insight,
But one of perverse heart will be despised.

¹² The ^(A)wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men,
But the root of the righteous ^(B)gives fruit.

^21 (A)No misfortune befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with calamity.