^16 (A)One who is wise is cautious^[a] and ^(B)turns away from evil,
    but a fool is reckless and careless.

^3 (A)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.

^7 (A)Be not wise in your own eyes;
    ^(B)fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

⁹ If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
    the fool only rages and laughs, and there is ^(A)no quiet.

¹⁴ Blessed is the one who ^(A)fears the Lord^[a] always,
    but whoever ^(B)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

¹⁷ The highway of the upright ^(A)turns aside from evil;
    whoever guards his way preserves his life.

⁶ By ^(A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
    and by ^(B)the fear of the Lord one ^(C)turns away from evil.

²¹ if I have raised my hand against ^(A)the fatherless,
    because I saw my help in ^(B)the gate,
²² then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,
    and let my arm be broken from its socket.
²³ For I was ^(C)in terror of calamity from God,
    and I could not have faced his ^(D)majesty.