³² For the Lord detests the perverse^(A)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.^(B)

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,^(A)
    and the one who is wise saves lives.

²⁶ The righteous choose their friends carefully,
    but the way of the wicked leads them astray.^(A)

²⁰ The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.^(A)

²⁸ A perverse person stirs up conflict,^(A)
    and a gossip separates close friends.^(B)