27 ^aDo not withhold good from¹ those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so. ‡

28 ^aDo not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you. ‡

29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.

30 ^aDo not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm. ‡

31 ^aDo not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways; ‡

32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
^aBut His secret counsel is with the upright. ‡

33 ^aThe curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But ^bHe blesses the home of the just. ‡

34 ^aSurely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble. ‡

35 The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.