“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
    and have eaten of the tree
^(A)of which I commanded you,
    ‘You shall not eat of it,’
^(B)cursed is the ground because of you;
    ^(C)in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
¹⁸ thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
    and you shall eat the plants of the field.
¹⁹ By the sweat of your face
    you shall eat bread,
till you return to the ground,
    for out of it you were taken;
^(D)for you are dust,
    and ^(E)to dust you shall return.”

³ Let not ^(E)steadfast love and ^(F)faithfulness forsake you;
    ^(G)bind them around your neck;
    ^(H)write them on the tablet of your heart.
⁴ So you will ^(I)find favor and ^(J)good success^[a]
    in the sight of God and man.

^5 (K)Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
    and ^(L)do not lean on your own understanding.
⁶ In all your ways ^(M)acknowledge him,
    and he ^(N)will make straight your paths.
^7 (O)Be not wise in your own eyes;
    ^(P)fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
⁸ It will be ^(Q)healing to your flesh^[b]
    and ^(R)refreshment^[c] to your bones.

³ Let not ^(A)steadfast love and ^(B)faithfulness forsake you;
    ^(C)bind them around your neck;
    ^(D)write them on the tablet of your heart.