⁸ The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked;
But as for the pure, his work is ^[a]right.

^12 [a]The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked,
How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
^[a]But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁸ The wicked is a ransom for the righteous;
And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.

²¹ He that followeth after righteousness and kindness
Findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

²⁹ A wicked man hardeneth his face;
But as for the upright, ^[a]he establisheth his ways.