צַ֭דִּיק מִצָּרָ֣ה נֶחֱלָ֑ץ וַיָּבֹ֖א רָשָׁ֣ע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.
Rashi on Proverbs
A righteous man is extricated from trouble when the wicked man dies, and this is connected to the preceding verse.