²¹ For those who are upright will dwell in the land,^[a]
    and those who are blameless^[b] will remain in it.

³² for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but those who are upright are his confidence.

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted,
    but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

⁹ Fools mock^[a] the guilt offering,
    but among the upright, it is favorable.

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

¹⁹ The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,^[a]
    but the path of the upright is a highway.