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

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, ¹  but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness. ² 

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

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord ¹  condemns a person with wicked schemes. ² 

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 violence ¹  done by the wicked ²  will drag them away because ³  they refuse to do what is right. 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 wicked person’s sacrifice ¹  is an abomination; how much more ²  when he brings it with evil intent! ³ 

A wicked person ¹  shows boldness with his face, ²  but as for the upright, ³  he discerns ⁴  his ways.

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.

Those who forsake the law ¹  praise the wicked, ²  but those who keep the law contend ³  with them.

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

Like ¹  a roaring lion or a roving bear, ²  so is a wicked ruler over a poor people. ³ 

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