³ The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,^(A)
but he denies the wicked what they crave.^(B)

²² The Lord’s blessing enriches,^(A)
and he adds no painful effort to it.^[a](B)

²⁴ What the wicked dreads will come to him,^(A)
but what the righteous desire will be given to them.^(B)

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,^(C)
but the righteous are secure forever.^(D)

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy,^(A)
but the expectation of the wicked will perish.^(B)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.^(C)

³⁰ The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.^(D)

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

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.^(A)

⁷ When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth^[a][b] vanishes.^(B)

⁸ The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.^(C)

¹⁹ Genuine righteousness leads to life,^(A)
but pursuing evil leads to death.^(B)

²⁰ Those with twisted minds are detestable to the Lord,
but those with blameless conduct are his delight.^(C)

²¹ Be assured^[a] that a wicked person
will not go unpunished,^(D)
but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

²³ The desire of the righteous turns out well,^(A)
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.^(B)