⁴ Those who forsake the law ^(A)praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law ^(B)strive against them.
⁵ Evil men ^(C)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord ^(D)understand it completely.

⁹ If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his ^(A)prayer is an abomination.

¹⁴ Blessed is the one who ^(A)fears the Lord^[a] always,
    but whoever ^(B)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

²³ Whoever ^(A)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than ^(B)he who flatters with his tongue.