²⁶ Mark out a straight path for your feet;
    stay on the safe path.
²⁷ Don’t get sidetracked;
    keep your feet from following evil.

²⁶ The Lord detests evil plans,
    but he delights in pure words.

² People may be pure in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their motives.

⁹ We can make our plans,
    but the Lord determines our steps.

²⁵ There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

³³ We may throw the dice,^[a]
    but the Lord determines how they fall.

² Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
    haste makes mistakes.

²¹ You can make many plans,
    but the Lord’s purpose will prevail.

²² Don’t say, “I will get even for this wrong.”
    Wait for the Lord to handle the matter.

²⁷ The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable,
    especially when it is offered with wrong motives.