⁹ The light of the righteous shines brightly,^(A)
but the lamp of the wicked is put out.^(B)

¹⁴ A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life,^(A)
turning people away from the snares of death.^(B)

¹⁵ Good sense wins favor,^(C)
but the way of the treacherous never changes.^[a]

²¹ Disaster pursues sinners,
but good rewards the righteous.^(A)