³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.^(A)

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
⁶ The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.^(A)
7 When the wicked die, hope perishes,
    and the expectation of strength comes to nothing.^(B)
8 The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked come into it instead.^(C)

¹⁰ When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.^(A)
11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.^(B)

¹⁸ The wicked earn no real gain,
    but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.^(A)
19 Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
    but whoever pursues evil will die.

²³ The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.