The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless are taken in the place of the upright.

The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

For they eat bread gained from wickedness and drink wine obtained from violence.

For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.

An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

The Lord abhors the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

The Lord works everything for its own ends – even the wicked for the day of disaster.

Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.