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22 Their instruction will guide you along your journey,
    guard you when you sleep,
    and address you when you wake in the morning.
23 For their direction is a lamp; their instruction will light your path,
    and their discipline will correct your missteps,
    sending you down the right path of life.
24 They will keep you far from the corrupted woman,
    away from the smooth talk of a seductive woman.

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22 When you walk, they will guide you;
    when you sleep, they will watch over you;
    when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 For this command is a lamp,
    this teaching is a light,(A)
and correction and instruction
    are the way to life,(B)
24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
    from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.(C)

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