²¹ For the upright will dwell in the land.
    The perfect will remain in it.

³² For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but his friendship is with the upright.

³ The integrity of the upright shall guide them,
    but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them,
    but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

¹¹ By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted,
    but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

⁹ Fools mock at making atonement for sins,
    but among the upright there is good will.

¹¹ The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.

⁸ The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch,
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil.
    He who keeps his way preserves his soul.