² 
Treasures of wickedness and ill-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness and moral integrity in daily life rescues from death.
³ 
The Lord will not allow the ^[a]righteous to hunger [God will meet all his needs],
But He will reject and cast away the craving of the wicked.^(A)

⁶ 
Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
⁷ 
The ^[a]memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing,
But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse].^(A)

¹⁶ 
The wages of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God] is [a worthwhile, meaningful] life,
The income of the wicked, punishment.^(A)

²² 
The blessing of the Lord brings [true] riches,
And He adds no sorrow to it [for it comes as a blessing from God].

²⁴ 
What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous [for the blessings of God] will be granted.
²⁵ 
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.^(A)

²⁷ 
The [reverent] fear of the Lord [worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect] prolongs one’s life,
But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
²⁸ 
The hope of the righteous [those of honorable character and integrity] is joy,
But the expectation of the wicked [those who oppose God and ignore His wisdom] comes to nothing.
²⁹ 
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright,
But it is ruin to those who do evil.
³⁰ 
The [consistently] righteous will never be shaken,
But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.^(A)