⁷ The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
⁸ A guilty person’s way is very crooked,
but the conduct of a pure person is straight.

¹⁰ The soul of a wicked person craves evil.
He does not look on his neighbor with mercy.

²⁷ A sacrifice offered by wicked people is an abomination.^[a]
How much more when they bring it with evil intent!

²⁹ A wicked person puts on a bold front,
but an upright person gives thought to^[a] his way.