16 People may make plans in their ·minds [hearts],
but ·only the Lord can make them come true [^Lfrom the Lord comes a responding tongue].

² ·You may believe you are doing right [^LAll paths of people are pure in their eyes],
but the Lord will ·judge your reasons [measure your motives; ^Lweigh the spirits].

³ ·Depend on the Lord in whatever you do [Commit your acts/deeds to the Lord],
and your plans will ·succeed [be established].

⁹ ·People may make plans in their minds [^LHuman hearts plan their path],
but the Lord ·decides what they will do [^Lestablishes their step].

²⁰ Whoever ·listens to what is taught [has insight] will ·succeed [prosper],
and whoever trusts the Lord will be ·happy [blessed].

²⁵ ·Some people think they are doing right [^LThere is a path that is straight before a person/^Tseems right to a man],
but in the end it ·leads [^Lis the path] to death.