² All the ways of a man are pure in his own ^(C)eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.

^3 (D)Commit^[b] your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.

^9 (A)A man’s heart plans his way,
^(B)But the Lord directs his steps.

²⁰ He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever ^(A)trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

²⁵ There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of ^(A)death.