²¹ My son, let them not depart from your eyes—
    keep sound wisdom and discretion;
²² so they will be life to your soul
    and grace to your neck.
²³ Then you will walk safely in your way,
    and your foot will not stumble.
²⁴ When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
    yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
²⁵ Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
    nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
²⁶ for the Lord will be your confidence,
    and will keep your foot from being caught.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
    but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.

⁸ The righteous is delivered out of trouble,
    and the wicked comes in his place.

¹⁵ He who puts up a pledge for a stranger will suffer for it,
    and he who hates being a pledge is secure.

⁶ The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
    but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

⁷ The wicked are overthrown, and are not,
    but the house of the righteous will stand.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips,
    but the just will come out of trouble.

²¹ There will no evil happen to the just,
    but the wicked will be filled with mischief.

³ He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
    but he who opens wide his lips will have destruction.

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    to depart from the snares of death.

²⁴ The way of life leads above for the wise,
    that he may depart from Sheol below.