^6 (A)The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the treacherous ^(B)are taken captive by their lust.

^8 (A)The righteous is delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked walks into it instead.

^15 (A)Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
    but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

⁶ The words of the wicked ^(A)lie in wait for blood,
    but ^(B)the mouth of the upright delivers them.
^7 (C)The wicked are ^(D)overthrown and are no more,
    ^(E)but the house of the righteous will stand.

¹³ An evil man is ensnared ^(A)by the transgression of his lips,^{[a]
    (B)}but the righteous escapes from trouble.

^21 (A)No ill befalls the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.

^3 (A)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    ^(B)he who opens wide his lips ^(C)comes to ruin.

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is ^(A)a fountain of life,
    that one may ^(B)turn away from the snares of death.