6. The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.
7. When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes,and the hope of his strength perishes.
8. The righteous person is delivered out of trouble,and the wicked turns up in his stead.
9. With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor,but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
10. When the righteous do well, the city rejoices;when the wicked perish, there is joy.
11. A city is exalted by the blessing provided from the upright,but it is destroyed by the counsel of the wicked.
12. The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom,but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
13. The one who goes about slandering others reveals secrets,but the one who is trustworthy conceals a matter.