4  Those who forsake the law ^gpraise the wicked,

but those who keep the law ^hstrive against them.

5  Evil men ⁱdo not understand justice,

but those who seek the Lord ^junderstand it completely.

9  If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,

even his ^qprayer is an abomination.

14  Blessed is the one who ^zfears the Lord¹ always,

but whoever ^ahardens his heart will fall into calamity.

23  Whoever ^prebukes a man will afterward find more favor

than ^qhe who flatters with his tongue.