<p class="poetry">The wicked become<n id="1" /> a ransom<n id="2" /> for the righteous,p> <p class="poetry">and the faithless<n id="3" /> are taken<n id="4" /> in the place of the upright.p>

<p class="poetry">Give instruction<n id="1" /> to a wise person,<n id="2" /> and he will become wiser still;p> <p class="poetry">teach<n id="3" /> a righteous person and he will add to his<n id="4" /> learning.p>

<p class="poetry">The righteous do not encounter<n id="1" /> any harm,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the wicked are filled with calamity.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A benevolent<n id="1" /> person leaves an inheritance<n id="2" /> for his grandchildren,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Doing<n id="1" /> justice brings<n id="2" /> joy to the righteousp> <p class="poetry">and terror<n id="3" /> to those who do evil.p>

<p class="poetry">It is terrible<n id="1" /> to punish<n id="2" /> a righteous person,p> <p class="poetry">and to flog<n id="3" /> honorable men is wrong.<n id="4" />p>