The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

When the wicked person dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth[a][b] vanishes.(B)

The righteous one is rescued from trouble;
in his place, the wicked one goes in.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:7 LXX reads hope of the ungodly
  2. 11:7 Or strength

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