⁷ Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away
    because they refuse to do what is just.

⁸ The conduct^[a] of a guilty man is perverse,
    but the behavior of the pure is upright.

¹⁰ The soul of the wicked craves evil;
    he extends no mercy to his neighbor.

²⁷ What the wicked person sacrifices is detestable—
    how much more when he offers it with vile motives!

²⁹ The wicked man puts up a bold appearance,
    but the upright thinks about what he is doing.^[a]