² A ^(A)good person will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a person ^[a]who devises evil.
³ A person will ^(B)not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the ^(C)righteous will not be moved.

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

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

¹⁰ A ^(A)righteous person has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

¹² The ^(A)wicked person desires the ^[a]plunder of evil people,
But the root of the righteous ^(B)yields fruit.
^13 [b]An evil person is ensnared by the offense of his lips,
But the ^(C)righteous will escape from trouble.

^21 (A)No harm happens to the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.

²⁶ The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

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