The (A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the (B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.

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Honesty guides good people;
    dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will (A)be caught by their own greed.

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The godliness of good people rescues them;
    the ambition of treacherous people traps them.

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18 The wicked is a (A)ransom for the righteous,
And the (B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

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18 The wicked are punished in place of the godly,
    and traitors in place of the honest.

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12 The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.

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12 The Lord preserves those with knowledge,
    but he ruins the plans of the treacherous.

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