² The Lord ·is pleased with [favors] a good person,
but he will ·punish [condemn] ·anyone who plans evil [schemers].

³ Doing evil brings no safety at all,
but ·a good person has safety and security [^Lthe root of the righteous will not be disturbed].

⁵ The plans that ·good [righteous] people make are ·fair [just],
but the ·advice [guidance] of the wicked will ·trick [deceive; defraud] you.

⁷ Wicked people ·die [are overturned] and they are no more,
but a ·good [righteous] person’s ·family [^Lhouse] ·continues [endures].

¹⁰ ·Good [Righteous] people ·take care [^Lknow the desires] of their animals,
but even the ·kindest [most compassionate] acts of the wicked are cruel.

¹² The wicked ·want [covet; desire] ·what other evil people have stolen [or the catch/prey of the evil],
but ·good [^Lthe root of righteous] people ·want to give what they have to others [or endures].

¹³ Evil people are trapped by their ·evil [offensive] talk,
but ·good [righteous] people ·stay out of trouble [escape from distress].

²¹ No harm comes to a ·good [righteous] person,
but an evil person’s life is full of trouble.

²⁶ ·Good [Righteous] people ·take advice from their friends [or show the way to their friends/neighbors],
but ·an evil person is easily led to do wrong [or the path of the evil person makes them wander].

²⁸ Doing what is right is the way to life,
but there is another way that leads to death.