One who acts wickedly ¹  pays attention to evil counsel; ²  a liar listens ³  to a malicious tongue. ⁴ 

But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker. ¹ 

Today I am weak, even though I am anointed as king. These men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too much for me to bear! ¹  May the Lord punish appropriately the one who has done this evil thing!” ² 

They replied, ¹  “If this man ²  were not a criminal, ³  we would not have handed him over to you.” ⁴ 

When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying: ¹ 

Break the arm ¹  of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, ²  which he thought you would not discover. ³ 

So the sovereign master was not pleased ¹  with their young men, he took no pity ²  on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless ³  and did wicked things, ⁴  every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. ⁵  Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again. ⁶ 

The evildoer must continue to do evil, ¹  and the one who is morally filthy ²  must continue to be filthy. The ³  one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy.”

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. ¹  But whoever strikes you on the ²  right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity ¹  shuts its mouth. ² 

who says to a king, ¹  ‘Worthless man’ ²  and to nobles, ‘Wicked men,’

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; ¹  I will not permit ²  evil.

A worthless and wicked person ¹  walks around saying perverse ²  things; ³ 

The memory ¹  of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation ²  of the wicked will rot. ³ 

The reward ¹  which the righteous receive ²  is life; the recompense ³  which the wicked receive ⁴  is judgment. ⁵ 

What the wicked fears ¹  will come on him; what the righteous desire ²  will be granted. ³ 

The righteous person hates anything false, ¹  but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace. ² 

Haughty eyes and a proud heart – the agricultural product ¹  of the wicked is sin.

The appetite ¹  of the wicked desires ²  evil; his neighbor is shown no favor ³  in his eyes.

The wicked become ¹  a ransom ²  for the righteous, and the faithless ³  are taken ⁴  in the place of the upright.