³ The integrity of the upright guides them,^(A)
but the perversity of the treacherous destroys them.^(B)

⁶ The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.^(A)

¹¹ A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,^(A)
but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.^(B)

⁹ Fools mock at making reparation,^[a]
but there is goodwill among the upright.

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.^(A)

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,^(A)
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.^(B)

¹⁹ A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.^(A)

¹⁷ The highway of the upright^(A) avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.^(B)