¹⁶ People who wander from the path of insight
    will rest in the company of the dead.

¹⁸ The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;
    the treacherous will be punished^[a] in the place of the virtuous.

²¹ Those who pursue righteousness and kindness
    will find life, righteousness, and honor.

²⁷ The Lord detests the sacrifices of the wicked,
    especially when brought with devious motives.

⁸ Those who sow injustice will harvest evil;
    the rod of their fury will come to an end.

¹⁵ Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy their dwelling.
¹⁶ The righteous may fall seven times but still get up,
    but the wicked will stumble into trouble.

26 Like snow in the summer or rain at harvest,
    so honor isn’t appropriate for a fool.

³ A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey,
    and a rod for the back of fools.

²⁷ Those who dig a pit will fall in it;
    those who roll a stone will have it turn back on them.

¹⁶ When the wicked become numerous, so do crimes;
    the righteous will see their downfall.