³³ The Lord’s curse rests on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.

¹⁸ But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
shining brighter and brighter until it is day.

¹¹ Through the blessing of upright citizens, a city is raised up,
but by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

³⁰ The fruit of a righteous person is a tree of life,
and one who harvests souls is wise.
³¹ If a righteous person is paid back on earth,
how much more a wicked person or a sinner!

²¹ Trouble pursues sinners,
but goodness repays the righteous.

² Whoever walks in the right way fears the Lord,
but a person who is devious in his ways despises him.

⁸ A sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination^[a] to the Lord,
but a prayer of the upright gains his favor.

¹⁹ The way of a lazy person is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of upright people is a highway.

²⁹ The Lord is far away from the wicked,
but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

¹³ Kings approve of righteous lips.
They love a person who speaks upright things.