⁷ The violence of the wicked will drag them away,^(A)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

⁸ The way of the guilty is devious,^(B)
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

¹⁰ The wicked crave evil;
    their neighbors get no mercy from them.

¹¹ When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom;
    by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.^(A)

¹² The Righteous One^[a] takes note of the house of the wicked
    and brings the wicked to ruin.^(B)

¹⁶ Whoever strays from the path of prudence
    comes to rest in the company of the dead.^(A)

¹⁸ The wicked become a ransom^(A) for the righteous,
    and the unfaithful for the upright.

²⁴ The proud and arrogant person^(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

²⁵ The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,^(B)
    because his hands refuse to work.
²⁶ All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous^(C) give without sparing.^(D)

²⁷ The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable^(E)—
    how much more so when brought with evil intent!^(F)

²⁸ A false witness^(G) will perish,^(H)
    but a careful listener will testify successfully.

²⁹ The wicked put up a bold front,
    but the upright give thought to their ways.^(I)