The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to naught.
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you.