⁸ The way of the guilty is crooked,
    but the conduct of the pure is right.

¹² The righteous observes the house of the wicked;
    the wicked are cast down to ruin.

¹⁵ When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous,
    but dismay to evildoers.

¹⁸ The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    and the faithless for the upright.

²¹ He who pursues righteousness and kindness
    will find life^[a] and honor.

²⁹ A wicked man puts on a bold face,
    but an upright man considers^[a] his ways.