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Doing evil brings no safety at all,
    but a good person has safety and security.

A good wife is like a crown for her husband,
    but a disgraceful wife is like a disease in his bones.

The plans that good people make are fair,
    but the advice of the wicked will trick you.

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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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