The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land. ¹ 

The righteous person is delivered ¹  out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead. ² 

When the righteous do well, ¹  the city rejoices; ²  when the wicked perish, there is joy.

If the righteous are recompensed on earth, ¹  how much more ²  the wicked sinner! ³ 

No one ¹  can be established ²  through wickedness, but a righteous root ³  cannot be moved.

The plans ¹  of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. ² 

The wicked are overthrown ¹  and perish, ²  but the righteous household ³  will stand.

The wicked person desires a stronghold, ¹  but the righteous root ²  endures. ³ 

The righteous do not encounter ¹  any harm, ²  but the wicked are filled with calamity. ³ 

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

The light ¹  of the righteous shines brightly, ²  but the lamp ³  of the wicked goes out. ⁴ 

The Lord is far ¹  from the wicked, but he hears ²  the prayer of the righteous. ³ 

The delight of kings ¹  is righteous counsel, ²  and they love the one who speaks ³  uprightly. ⁴ 

It is terrible ¹  to punish ²  a righteous person, and to flog ³  honorable men is wrong. ⁴ 

It is terrible ¹  to show partiality ²  to the wicked, ³  by depriving ⁴  a righteous man of justice.

The righteous person ¹  behaves in integrity; ²  blessed are his children after him. ³ 

The Righteous One ¹  considers ²  the house ³  of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin. ⁴ 

Doing ¹  justice brings ²  joy to the righteous and terror ³  to those who do evil.

All day long he craves greedily, ¹  but the righteous gives and does not hold back. ² 

When the wicked gain control, ¹  people ²  hide themselves, ³  but when they perish, ⁴  the righteous increase.