¹⁵ Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to those who practice iniquity.^(A)

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

¹⁵ Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man;^(A)
don’t destroy his dwelling.
¹⁶ Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up,^(B)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.^(C)

28 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them,^(A)
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.^(B)