⁵ The thoughts of the righteous are right,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
^6 (A)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
^(B)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

^7 (C)The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.

⁸ A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
^(D)But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

^9 (E)Better is the one who is ^[a]slighted but has a servant,
Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

^10 (F)A righteous man regards the life of his animal,
But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

^11 (G)He who ^[b]tills his land will be satisfied with ^(H)bread,
But he who follows ^[c]frivolity ^(I)is devoid of ^[d]understanding.