³¹ Do not envy a man of violence,
    and do not choose any of his ways,
³² for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh,
    but those who are upright are his confidence.
³³ The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked,
    and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses.

¹⁴ In the path of the wicked do not go;
    do not walk in the way of those who do evil.
¹⁵ Avoid it; do not transgress it;
    turn away from it and pass by.
¹⁶ For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong,
    and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.
¹⁷ For they ate the bread of wickedness,
    and they drank the wine of violence.
¹⁸ But the path of the righteous ones is like the light of dawn,
    leading and shining until the day is full.^[a]
19 The way of the wicked ones is like deep darkness;
    they do not know what they stumble over.

²² His iniquities shall ensnare him, the evildoer,
    and in the vanity of his sin he shall be caught.
²³ He shall die for lack of^[a] discipline,
    and in the greatness of his folly he shall be lost.

¹² A worthless man, an evil man,
    goes around with deceitful speech.^[a]
13 Winking in his eye, shuffling in his foot,
    pointing in his fingers,
¹⁴ perversion in his heart, he devises evil;
    at all times he will send out discord.^[b]
15 Upon such a man,^[c] suddenly shall his calamity come;
    in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.^[d]

⁶ Blessings belong to the head of the righteous,
    but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
⁷ The memory of righteousness is like a blessing,
    but the name of the wicked will rot.

²⁴ The dread of the wicked will come upon him,
    but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
²⁵ With the passing of the tempest, there is no wickedness,
    but the righteous have a foundation forever.
²⁶ Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes,
    thus is the lazy to one who employs^[a] him.
²⁷ The fear of Yahweh adds life,
    but the years of the wicked are shortened.
²⁸ The hope of the righteous is gladness,
    but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
²⁹ A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh,
    but ruin belongs to evildoers.^[b]
30 The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed.
    But the wicked will not remain in the land.^[c]

¹⁰ When good is with the righteous, the city rejoices,
    and with the perishing of the wicked, jubilation.
¹¹ By the blessing of the upright, a city will be exalted,
    but by the mouth of the wicked, it will be overthrown.

⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are^[a] just;
    the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
⁶ The words of the wicked are an ambush of blood,
    but the mouth of the upright delivers them.
⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more,^[b]
    but the house of the righteous shall stand.

¹⁰ The righteous knows the life^[a] of his animal,
    but the compassion^[b] of the wicked is cruel.