¹⁰ My son, should your less honorable peers pressure you to do what is wrong,
    you should be strong enough not to go along.

²³ Above all else, watch over your heart; diligently guard it
    because from a sincere and pure heart come the good and noble things of life.
²⁴ Do away with any talk that twists and distorts the truth;
    have nothing to do with any verbal trickery.
²⁵ Keep your head up, your eyes straight ahead,
    and your focus fixed on what is in front of you.
²⁶ Take care you don’t stray from the straight path, the way of truth,
    and you will safely reach the end of your road.
²⁷ Do not veer off course to the right or the left;
    step away from evil, and leave it behind.

⁹ The path of integrity is always safe,
    but a person who follows a crooked way will be exposed.

⁵ The good deeds of the blameless pave a peaceful, productive path,
    but wrongdoers trip over their own faults.
⁶ The good deeds of the upright will rescue them,
    but the faithless will be conquered by their shallow desires.

¹² Before every person lies a road that seems to be right,
    but the end of that road is death and destruction.

¹⁶ The wise are cautious and stay far from evil,
    but fools are hotheaded and careless.

²² Don’t those who work evil stray from the truth?
    Those who plan goodness experience unfailing love and faithfulness.

³ The Eternal can see all things;
    His gaze is fixed on both the evil and the good.

⁶ The penalty of sin is removed by love and loyalty;
    and by devotion to the Eternal, evil is avoided.

¹⁷ The highway of the just bypasses evil;
    those who watch where they’re going protect their lives from sin.