2  A good man obtains favor from the Lord,

but ^ya man of evil devices he condemns.

3  No one is established by wickedness,

but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

5  The thoughts of the righteous are just;

the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

7  The wicked are overthrown and are no more,

but ^bthe house of the righteous will stand.

10  Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,

but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

12  Whoever is wicked ^ecovets the spoil of evildoers,

but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

13  ^fAn evil man is ^gensnared by the transgression of his lips,¹

but the righteous escapes from trouble.

21  ⁿNo ill befalls the righteous,

but the wicked are filled with trouble.

26  One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor,¹

but the ^qway of the wicked leads them astray.

28  In the ^spath of righteousness is ^tlife,

and in its pathway there is no death.