²¹ My son, ^[a](A)fear the Lord and the king;
Do not associate with those who are given to change,
²² For their ^(B)calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?

²⁴ He ^(A)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
^(B)Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;
²⁵ But ^(C)to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.