³ The integrity of the upright shall guide them;
But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

⁵ The righteousness of the perfect shall ^[a]direct his way;
But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;
But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
⁷ When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish;
And the hope of ^[b]iniquity perisheth.
⁸ The righteous is delivered out of trouble;
And the wicked cometh in his stead.

¹⁰ When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth;
And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted;
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

¹⁸ The wicked earneth deceitful wages;
But he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
^19 [a]He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life;
And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.

²³ The desire of the righteous is only good;
But the expectation of the wicked is ^[a]wrath.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life;
And he that is wise winneth souls.
³¹ Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth;
How much more the wicked and the sinner!