⁸ The way of the guilty is devious,
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

¹² The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked,
    and brings the wicked to ruin.

¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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

²¹ He who follows after righteousness and kindness
    finds life, righteousness, and honor.