¹² When the righteous triumph, there is great elation;^(A)
    but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.^(B)

²⁸ When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;^(A)
    but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

² When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;^(A)
    when the wicked rule,^(B) the people groan.^(C)

¹⁶ When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
    but the righteous will see their downfall.^(A)

¹⁰ When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices;^(A)
    when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.^(B)

¹¹ Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,^(A)
    but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.^(B)