¹⁹ Evil people will have to bow down to good people.
    The wicked will bow down at the door of those who do right.

²⁶ The Lord hates evil thoughts.
    But he is pleased with kind words.

¹¹ A disobedient person is only looking for trouble.
    So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

24 Don’t envy evil people.
    Don’t try to be friends with them.
² In their minds they plan cruel things.
    And they always talk about making trouble.

¹⁹ Don’t envy evil people.
    And don’t be jealous of the wicked.
²⁰ An evil person has nothing to hope for.
    The wicked will die like a flame that is put out.

⁵ Evil people do not understand fairness.
    But those who follow the Lord understand it completely.

⁶ An evil person is trapped by his own sin.
    But a good person can sing and be happy.