16 The preparations of the heart belong to man,
    but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

² All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the spirit.

³ Commit your works to the Lord,
    and your thoughts will be established.

⁹ A man’s heart devises his way,
    but the Lord directs his steps.

²⁰ He who handles a matter wisely will find good,
    and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

²⁵ There is a way that seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way of death.