² All a person’s ways seem pure to them,^(A)
    but motives are weighed^(B) by the Lord.^(C)

² A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.^(A)

³ The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,^(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.^(B)

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