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

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Doing justice brings joy to the righteous and terror to those who do evil.

It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.