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A man shall not be established by wickedness:
    but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband:
    but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

The thoughts of the righteous are right:
    but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

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No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(A)

A wife of noble character(B) is her husband’s crown,
    but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.(C)

The plans of the righteous are just,
    but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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