⁵ Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;
    the cautious will keep far from them.^(A)

¹⁹ The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
    but the path of the upright is a level highway.^(A)

¹⁷ The highway of the upright avoids evil;
    those who guard their way preserve their lives.

¹⁶ Those who keep the commandment will live;
    those who are heedless of their ways will die.^(A)

¹⁵ Good sense wins favor,
    but the way of the faithless is their ruin.^[a](A)

⁸ For they are thrust into a net by their own feet,
    and they walk into a pitfall.^(A)

³ Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
    those who open wide their lips come to ruin.^(A)

¹ You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
    who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,^[a](A)