¹⁵ It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁸ The ^[a]wicked shall be a ransom for the just, and the transgressor for the righteous.

²⁶ He coveteth evermore greedily: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

¹⁵ Lay no wait, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoil not his resting place.

¹⁶ For a just man ^[a]falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked fall into mischief.

28 ¹ The wicked ^[a]flee when none pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

^12 (A)When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked come up, the man ^[a]is tried.

^28 (A)When the wicked rise up, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

^2 (A)When the righteous ^[a]are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.

⁶ In the transgression of an evil man is his ^[a]snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

⁷ The righteous knoweth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not knowledge.

¹⁶ When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.