¹⁵ It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁸ The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,
    the treacherous for the upright.

²⁶ There are those who covet greedily all day long;
    but the righteous give and don’t withhold.

¹⁵ Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous.
    Don’t destroy his resting place;
¹⁶ for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again;
    but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

¹² When the righteous triumph, there is great glory;
    but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

²⁸ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
    but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

² When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
    but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

⁶ An evil man is snared by his sin,
    but the righteous can sing and be glad.
⁷ The righteous care about justice for the poor.
    The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

¹⁶ When the wicked increase, sin increases;
    but the righteous will see their downfall.