¹⁵ It is a joy for a righteous person to practice justice,
but destruction waits for those who practice evil.

¹⁸ The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous make a payment for the upright.

²⁶ All day long he craves something more,
but a righteous person gives and does not hold back.

¹² When the righteous triumph, there is much celebration,^[a]
but when the wicked rise to power, people hide.

²⁸ When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding,
but when the wicked perish, the righteous increase.

² When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
but when a wicked man rules, the people groan.

⁶ An evil man sets a trap with his sin,
but a righteous person sings and rejoices.
⁷ A righteous person acknowledges the rights of the poor,
but a wicked person does not understand such knowledge.

¹⁶ When the wicked increase, sin increases,
but the righteous will see their downfall.