¹⁵ When things are done fairly, good people are happy,
    but evil people are frightened.

¹⁸ Wicked people will suffer instead of good people.
    And those who cannot be trusted will suffer instead of those who can.

¹⁵ Don’t be like the wicked and attack a good man’s house.
    Don’t rob the place where he lives.
¹⁶ A good man may be bothered by trouble seven times, but he does not give up.
    But the wicked are overwhelmed by trouble.

28 Evil people run even though no one is chasing them.
    But good people are as brave as a lion.

¹² When good people win, there is great happiness.
    But when the wicked get power, everybody hides.

²⁸ When the wicked get power, everybody hides.
    But when the wicked die, the good people do well.

² When good people do well, everyone is happy.
    But when evil people rule, everyone groans.

⁶ An evil person is trapped by his own sin.
    But a good person can sing and be happy.

⁷ Good people are concerned that the poor are treated fairly.
    But the wicked don’t care.

¹⁶ When there are many wicked people, there is much sin.
    But those who do right will see them destroyed.