² A good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
but he will condemn a schemer.
³ A person cannot be made secure by wickedness,
but the roots of the righteous will never be uprooted.

⁵ The plans of the righteous are just,
but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

⁷ Wicked people are overthrown, and they are no more,
but the house of the righteous continues to stand.

¹⁰ A righteous person understands the needs of his livestock,
but the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

¹² A wicked man covets the fortress^[a] of evil people,
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
¹³ The rebellion on his lips is a trap for an evil person,
but a righteous person gets out of trouble.

²¹ No disaster will strike a righteous person,
but wicked people are filled with trouble.

²⁶ A righteous person guides his neighbor,^[a]
but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

²⁸ In the path of righteousness there is life,
and there is no death in following this path.^[a]