²¹ For the upright will abide in the land,
    and the innocent will remain in it,^(A)

³² for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,
    but the upright are in his confidence.^(A)

³ The integrity of the upright guides them,
    but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.^(A)

⁶ The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.^(A)

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.^(A)