21 (A)Though they join [a]forces, the wicked will not go unpunished;
But (B)the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.

22 As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,
So is a lovely woman who lacks [b]discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked (C)is wrath.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:21 Lit. hand to hand
  2. Proverbs 11:22 taste

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