³ The ^(A)integrity of the upright will guide them,
But the ^(B)perversity of the treacherous will destroy them.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright will rescue them,
But the treacherous will ^(A)be caught by their own greed.

¹⁸ The wicked is a ^(A)ransom for the righteous,
And the ^(B)treacherous is in the place of the upright.

¹² The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.