2  A good man ^bobtains favor from the Lord,

but a man of evil devices he condemns.

3  No one is established by wickedness,

but the root of ^cthe righteous will never be moved.

5  ^hThe thoughts of the righteous are just;

the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

7  ^kThe wicked are ^loverthrown and are no more,

^mbut the house of the righteous will stand.

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

but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

12  Whoever is wicked covets ^tthe spoil of evildoers,

but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

13  An evil man is ensnared ^uby the transgression of his lips,¹

^vbut the righteous escapes from trouble.

21  ^gNo 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 way of the wicked leads them astray.

28  ^pIn the path of righteousness is life,

and in its pathway there is no death.