³¹ Do not envy^(A) the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

³² For the Lord detests the perverse^(B)
    but takes the upright into his confidence.^(C)
33 The Lord’s curse^(D) is on the house of the wicked,^(E)
    but he blesses the home of the righteous.^(F)

¹⁴ Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.^(A)
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
    turn from it and go on your way.
¹⁶ For they cannot rest until they do evil;^(B)
    they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
¹⁷ They eat the bread of wickedness
    and drink the wine of violence.^(C)

¹⁸ The path of the righteous^(D) is like the morning sun,^(E)
    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.^(F)
19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;^(G)
    they do not know what makes them stumble.^(H)

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;^(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.^(B)
23 For lack of discipline they will die,^(C)
    led astray by their own great folly.^(D)

¹² A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
¹³     who winks maliciously with his eye,^(A)
    signals with his feet
    and motions with his fingers,^(B)
14     who plots evil^(C) with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.^(D)
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;^(E)
    he will suddenly^(F) be destroyed—without remedy.^(G)

⁶ Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
    but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.^[a](A)

⁷ The name of the righteous^(B) is used in blessings,^[b]
    but the name of the wicked^(C) will rot.^(D)