¹¹ For the sake of your name,^(A) Lord,
    forgive^(B) my iniquity,^(C) though it is great.

¹² Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?^(D)
    He will instruct them in the ways^(E) they should choose.^[a]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,^(F)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.^(G)
14 The Lord confides^(H) in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known^(I) to them.
¹⁵ My eyes are ever on the Lord,^(J)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.^(K)

¹⁶ Turn to me^(L) and be gracious to me,^(M)
    for I am lonely^(N) and afflicted.
¹⁷ Relieve the troubles^(O) of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.^(P)
18 Look on my affliction^(Q) and my distress^(R)
    and take away all my sins.^(S)
19 See how numerous are my enemies^(T)
    and how fiercely they hate me!^(U)

²⁰ Guard my life^(V) and rescue me;^(W)
    do not let me be put to shame,^(X)
    for I take refuge^(Y) in you.

19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.^(A)

² Desire without knowledge is not good—
    how much more will hasty feet miss the way!^(B)

³ A person’s own folly^(C) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.^(D)

⁴ Wealth attracts many friends,
    but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.^(E)

⁵ A false witness^(F) will not go unpunished,^(G)
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.^(H)

⁶ Many curry favor with a ruler,^(I)
    and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts.^(J)

⁷ The poor are shunned by all their relatives—
    how much more do their friends avoid them!^(K)
Though the poor pursue them with pleading,
    they are nowhere to be found.^[a](L)

⁸ The one who gets wisdom loves life;
    the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.^(M)

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will perish.^(N)

¹⁰ It is not fitting for a fool^(O) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!^(P)

¹¹ A person’s wisdom yields patience;^(Q)
    it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.

¹² A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,^(R)
    but his favor is like dew^(S) on the grass.^(T)

¹³ A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(U)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(V)

¹⁴ Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,^(W)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(X)

¹⁵ Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.^(Y)

¹⁶ Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(Z)

¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,^(AA)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.^(AB)