¹⁹ The ^(A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

²² Will they not go astray who ^(A)devise evil?
But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

³⁴ Righteousness exalts a nation,
But sin is a disgrace to any people.

⁶ Great wealth is in the house of the ^(A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

⁸ The ^(A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But ^(B)the prayer of the upright is His delight.

⁹ The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves one who ^(A)pursues righteousness.

²⁹ The Lord is ^(A)far from the wicked,
But He ^(B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

¹⁷ The ^(A)highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who watches his way preserves his ^[a]life.

⁷ A righteous man who ^(A)walks in his integrity—
^(B)How blessed are his sons after him.

⁷ The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they ^(A)refuse to act with justice.