The lips of the righteous know ¹  what is pleasing, ²  but the speech ³  of the wicked is perverse.

With his speech ¹  the godless person ²  destroys ³  his neighbor, but by knowledge ⁴  the righteous will be delivered.

What the righteous desire ¹  leads ²  only to good, but what the wicked hope for ³  leads ⁴  to wrath.

The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous ¹  will flourish like a green leaf. ² 

The fruit of the righteous is like ¹  a tree producing life, ²  and the one who wins souls ³  is wise. ⁴ 

The evil person is ensnared ¹  by the transgression of his speech, ²  but the righteous person escapes out of trouble. ³ 

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, ¹  but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, ¹  but the belly of the wicked lacks food. ² 

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, ¹  but the righteous have refuge ²  even in the threat of death. ³ 

In the house ¹  of the righteous is abundant wealth, ²  but the income of the wicked brings trouble. ³ 

The heart of the righteous considers ¹  how ²  to answer, ³  but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. ⁴ 

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

The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; ¹  whoever fathers a wise child ²  will have joy in him.

Do not lie in wait like the wicked ¹  against the place where the righteous live; do not assault ²  his home.

Like a muddied ¹  spring and a polluted ²  well, so is a righteous person who gives way ³  before the wicked.

The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, ¹  but the righteous person is as confident ²  as a lion.

When the righteous rejoice, ¹  great is the glory, ²  but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out. ³ 

In the transgression of an evil person there is a snare, ¹  but a righteous person can sing ²  and rejoice. ³ 

The righteous person cares for ¹  the legal rights ²  of the poor; the wicked does not understand such ³  knowledge.

For ¹  there is not one truly ²  righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.