¹⁸ But the path of the just is as the shining light,
    that shines more and more unto the perfect day.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and he who wins souls is wise.

³¹ If the righteous will be recompensed in the earth,
    how much more the wicked and the sinner.

²¹ Evil pursues sinners,
    but to the righteous good will be repaid.

² He who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord,
    but he who is perverse in his ways despises Him.

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

¹⁹ The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,
    but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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

¹³ Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
    and they love him who speaks right.