¹⁷ Whoever heeds discipline shows the way to life,^(A)
    but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.

¹⁸ Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips^(B)
    and spreads slander is a fool.

¹⁹ Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.^(C)

²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
    but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

²¹ The lips of the righteous nourish many,
    but fools die for lack of sense.^(D)

²² The blessing of the Lord^(E) brings wealth,^(F)
    without painful toil for it.^(G)

²³ A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,^(H)
    but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴ What the wicked dread^(I) will overtake them;^(J)
    what the righteous desire will be granted.^(K)

²⁵ When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm^(L) forever.^(M)

²⁶ As vinegar to the teeth and smoke^(N) to the eyes,
    so are sluggards to those who send them.^(O)

²⁷ The fear of the Lord adds length to life,^(P)
    but the years of the wicked are cut short.^(Q)

²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.^(R)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.^(S)

³⁰ The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.^(T)

³¹ From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,^(U)
    but a perverse tongue^(V) will be silenced.

³² The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,^(W)
    but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.^(X)