²¹ Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.^(A)
22 They will be life for you^[a][b](B)
and adornment^[c] for your neck.
²³ Then you will go safely on your way;
your foot will not stumble.^(C)
24 When you lie^[d] down, you will not be afraid;^(D)
you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
²⁵ Don’t fear sudden danger
or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,^(E)
26 for the Lord will be your confidence^[e]
and will keep your foot from a snare.^(F)

²⁵ When the whirlwind passes,
the wicked are no more,^(A)
but the righteous are secure forever.^(B)

²⁹ The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits the malicious.^(A)

³⁰ The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.^(B)

³ Man cannot be made secure by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous is immovable.^(A)

²³ The fear of the Lord leads to life;
one will sleep at night^[a] without danger.^(A)

²⁶ The one who trusts in himself^[a] is a fool,
but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.^(A)

²⁵ The fear of man is a snare,^(A)
but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.^[a](B)