³³ His curse lingers over the wicked and their families,
    but He forever favors residence of those who do what is right.
³⁴ God treats the arrogant as they treat others,
    mocking the mockers, scorning the scornful,
    but He pours out His grace on the humble.^[a]

²³ Above all else, watch over your heart; diligently guard it
    because from a sincere and pure heart come the good and noble things of life.
²⁴ Do away with any talk that twists and distorts the truth;
    have nothing to do with any verbal trickery.
²⁵ Keep your head up, your eyes straight ahead,
    and your focus fixed on what is in front of you.
²⁶ Take care you don’t stray from the straight path, the way of truth,
    and you will safely reach the end of your road.
²⁷ Do not veer off course to the right or the left;
    step away from evil, and leave it behind.

³⁵     For when he recognizes and follows me, he finds a peaceful and satisfying life
        and receives favor from the Eternal.

⁶ Blessings come to those who do what is right,
    but words spoken by the wicked cover up violent schemes.

¹⁷ Kindness is its own reward,
    but cruelty is a self-inflicted wound.

³¹ If the righteous can expect to be repaid on earth,
    how much more can the ungodly and the sinners?

² The Eternal prefers those who do good,
    but He condemns those who plot evil.

¹² The wicked envy what the evil plunder,
    but the root of the right-living produces fruit for all.

²¹ Trouble eagerly pursues the sinner,
    but success rewards the right-living.

¹⁴ A disloyal heart has its fill of disloyal ways,
    but a good person will be satisfied from above.