¹² It will rescue you from the way of evil—
from anyone who says perverse things,
¹³ from those who abandon the right paths
to walk in ways of darkness,^(A)
14 from those who enjoy doing evil^(B)
and celebrate perversion,
¹⁵ whose paths are crooked,^(C)
and whose ways are devious.^(D)

¹⁵ No head or tail, palm or reed,^(A)
will be able to do anything for Egypt.