⁹ The light of the righteous rejoices,
    but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    that one may avoid the snares of death.
¹⁵ Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.^[a]

²¹ Misfortune pursues sinners,
    but prosperity rewards the righteous.