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

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

¹⁸ The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,
and the treacherous, for^[a] the upright.^(A)

¹² The Lord’s eyes keep watch over knowledge,
but He overthrows the words of the treacherous.