²² but wicked people will be cut off from the land,
and treacherous people will be torn out of it.

¹⁴ Do not travel on the path of the wicked.
Do not walk in the way of evil people.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness.
They never know where they will stumble.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked man will capture him,
and he will be bound by the ropes of his sin.

¹² A worthless, wicked scoundrel,
who goes around with a corrupt mouth,

⁶ Blessings crown the head of a righteous person,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.^[a]

¹¹ The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.^[a]

¹⁶ The work of a righteous person leads to life.
The income of a wicked person leads to sin.

²⁰ The tongue of a righteous person is fine silver.
The heart of a wicked person has little value.

²⁴ What the wicked person dreads will come upon him,
but the Lord will grant what the righteous desire.