⁴ To reject the law is to praise the wicked;
    to obey the law is to fight them.

⁵ Evil people don’t understand justice,
    but those who follow the Lord understand completely.

⁹ God detests the prayers
    of a person who ignores the law.

¹⁴ Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,^[a]
    but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

²³ In the end, people appreciate honest criticism
    far more than flattery.