²¹ An inheritance claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

²² Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”^(A)
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.^(B)

²³ The Lord detests differing weights,
    and dishonest scales do not please him.^(C)

²⁴ A person’s steps are directed^(D) by the Lord.^(E)
    How then can anyone understand their own way?^(F)

²⁵ It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
    and only later to consider one’s vows.^(G)

²⁶ A wise king winnows out the wicked;
    he drives the threshing wheel over them.^(H)

²⁷ The human spirit is^[a] the lamp of the Lord^(I)
    that sheds light on one’s inmost being.^(J)

²⁸ Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love^(K) his throne is made secure.^(L)

²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength,
    gray hair the splendor of the old.^(M)

³⁰ Blows and wounds scrub^(N) away evil,
    and beatings^(O) purge the inmost being.