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

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,^(A)
    turning a person from the snares of death.^(B)

¹⁵ Good judgment wins favor,
    but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction.^[a]

²¹ Trouble pursues the sinner,^(A)
    but the righteous^(B) are rewarded with good things.^(C)