⁶ I have posted watchmen^(O) on your walls, Jerusalem;
    they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
    give yourselves no rest,^(P)
7 and give him no rest^(Q) till he establishes Jerusalem
    and makes her the praise^(R) of the earth.

⁸ The Lord has sworn^(S) by his right hand
    and by his mighty arm:
“Never again will I give your grain^(T)
    as food for your enemies,
and never again will foreigners drink the new wine
    for which you have toiled;
⁹ but those who harvest it will eat^(U) it
    and praise the Lord,^(V)
and those who gather the grapes will drink it
    in the courts of my sanctuary.”^(W)

¹⁰ Pass through, pass through the gates!^(X)
    Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!^(Y)
    Remove the stones.
Raise a banner^(Z) for the nations.

¹¹ The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:^(AA)
“Say to Daughter Zion,^(AB)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!^(AC)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”^(AD)
12 They will be called^(AE) the Holy People,^(AF)
    the Redeemed^(AG) of the Lord;
and you will be called Sought After,
    the City No Longer Deserted.^(AH)

“It is I, proclaiming victory,
    mighty to save.”^(AM)

² Why are your garments red,
    like those of one treading the winepress?^(AN)

³ “I have trodden the winepress^(AO) alone;
    from the nations no one was with me.
I trampled^(AP) them in my anger
    and trod them down in my wrath;^(AQ)
their blood spattered my garments,^(AR)
    and I stained all my clothing.
⁴ It was for me the day of vengeance;^(AS)
    the year for me to redeem had come.
⁵ I looked, but there was no one^(AT) to help,
    I was appalled that no one gave support;
so my own arm^(AU) achieved salvation for me,
    and my own wrath sustained me.^(AV)
6 I trampled^(AW) the nations in my anger;
    in my wrath I made them drunk^(AX)
    and poured their blood^(AY) on the ground.”

15 A gentle answer^(A) turns away wrath,^(B)
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

² The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,^(C)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.^(D)

³ The eyes^(E) of the Lord are everywhere,^(F)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.^(G)

⁴ The soothing tongue^(H) is a tree of life,^(I)
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.^(J)

⁵ A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.^(K)

⁶ The house of the righteous contains great treasure,^(L)
    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.^(M)

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge,^(N)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

⁸ The Lord detests the sacrifice^(O) of the wicked,^(P)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.^(Q)

⁹ The Lord detests the way of the wicked,^(R)
    but he loves those who pursue righteousness.^(S)

¹⁰ Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.^(T)

¹¹ Death and Destruction^[a] lie open before the Lord^(U)—
    how much more do human hearts!^(V)

¹² Mockers resent correction,^(W)
    so they avoid the wise.

¹³ A happy heart makes the face cheerful,^(X)
    but heartache crushes the spirit.^(Y)

¹⁴ The discerning heart seeks knowledge,^(Z)
    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

¹⁵ All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
    but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.^(AA)

¹⁶ Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.^(AB)

¹⁷ Better a small serving of vegetables with love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.^(AC)

¹⁸ A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,^(AD)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.^(AE)

¹⁹ The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,^(AF)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

²⁰ A wise son brings joy to his father,^(AG)
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,^(AH)
    but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

²² Plans fail for lack of counsel,^(AI)
    but with many advisers^(AJ) they succeed.^(AK)

²³ A person finds joy in giving an apt reply^(AL)—
    and how good is a timely word!^(AM)

²⁴ The path of life leads upward for the prudent
    to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

²⁵ The Lord tears down the house of the proud,^(AN)
    but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.^(AO)

²⁶ The Lord detests the thoughts^(AP) of the wicked,^(AQ)
    but gracious words are pure^(AR) in his sight.

²⁷ The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.^(AS)

²⁸ The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,^(AT)
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.^(AU)

²⁹ The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.^(AV)