² A good man obtains favor from the Lord,
But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

³ A man is not established by wickedness,
But the ^(A)root of the righteous cannot be moved.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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

^10 (A)A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

¹² The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
^13 (A)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
^(B)But the righteous will come through trouble.

²⁶ The righteous should choose his friends carefully,
For the way of the wicked leads them astray.

²⁸ In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.