²¹ 
For the upright [those who are in right standing with God] will live in the land
And those [of integrity] who are blameless [in God’s sight] will remain in it;

³ 
The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

⁶ 
The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

¹¹ 
By the blessing [of the influence] of the upright the city is exalted,
But by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.

⁹ 
Fools mock sin [but sin mocks the fools],
But among the upright there is good will and the favor and blessing of God.^(A)

¹¹ 
The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will thrive.

⁸ 
The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight!^(A)

¹⁹ 
The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him],
But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.

¹⁷ 
The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;
He who guards his way protects his life (soul).