⁷ Don’t be wise in your own eyes.
    Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
⁸ It will be health to your body,
    and nourishment to your bones.

²⁹ The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright,
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

⁷ When a wicked man dies, hope perishes,
    and expectation of power comes to nothing.

²² A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

¹⁰ Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
    the righteous run to him, and are safe.
¹¹ The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
    like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

²⁹ The glory of young men is their strength.
    The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

²² A wise man scales the city of the mighty,
    and brings down the strength of its confidence.

³ Through wisdom a house is built;
    by understanding it is established;

⁵ A wise man has great power;
    and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

¹⁰ If you falter in the time of trouble,
    your strength is small.