1. A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
2. When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.
3. The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
4. Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6. The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.
7. When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.
8. The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.
9. With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.
10. When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.