⁶ Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
    but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.

⁸ The righteous are saved from distress,
    and the wicked take their place.

¹⁵ Guaranteeing the debt of a stranger brings big trouble,
    but the one who refuses to shake hands will be secure.

⁶ The words of the wicked are a deathtrap,
    but the speech of those who do right rescues them.
⁷ The wicked are destroyed and are no more,
    but the family of the righteous will endure.

¹³ The wicked are trapped by the transgressions of their lips,
    but the righteous escape from distress.

²¹ No harm happens to the righteous,
    but the wicked receive their fill of trouble.

³ People who watch their mouths guard their lives,
    but those who open their lips are ruined.

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    turning a person away from deathtraps.

²⁴ For those with insight, life is an upward path,
    avoiding the grave ^[a] below.