² A good man ^(A)obtains favor from the Lord,
    but a man of evil devices he condemns.
³ No one is established by wickedness,
    but the root of ^(B)the righteous will never be moved.

^5 (A)The thoughts of the righteous are just;
    the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

^7 (A)The wicked are ^(B)overthrown and are no more,
    ^(C)but the house of the righteous will stand.

^10 (A)Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
    but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

¹² Whoever is wicked covets ^(A)the spoil of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
¹³ An evil man is ensnared ^(B)by the transgression of his lips,^{[a]
    (C)}but the righteous escapes from trouble.

^21 (A)No ill befalls the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.

²⁶ One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,^[a]
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

^28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
    and in its pathway there is no death.