⁵ The righteous hate what is false,^(A)
    but the wicked make themselves a stench
    and bring shame on themselves.

¹¹ Dishonest money dwindles away,^(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

⁸ Better a little with righteousness
    than much gain^(A) with injustice.^(B)

¹³ Whoever conceals their sins^(A) does not prosper,
    but the one who confesses^(B) and renounces them finds mercy.^(C)

¹⁸ The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,^(A)
    but the one whose ways are perverse will fall^(B) into the pit.^[a]