⁹ Whoever lives honestly will live securely,
but whoever lives dishonestly will be found out.

³ Integrity guides decent people,
but hypocrisy leads treacherous people to ruin.

⁶ Righteousness protects the honest way of life,
but wickedness ruins a sacrifice for sin.

²⁶ The thoughts of evil people are disgusting to the Lord,
but pleasant words are pure to him.

⁸ The way of a guilty person is crooked,
but the behavior of those who are pure is moral.

⁸ Whoever plans to do evil will be known as a schemer.
⁹ Foolish scheming is sinful,
and a mocker is disgusting to everyone.

¹⁰ Bloodthirsty people hate an innocent person,
but decent people seek ⌞to protect⌟ his life.