⁷ he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,^(A)

¹² I, wisdom, live with prudence,
    and I attain knowledge and discretion.^(A)
13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and perverted speech I hate.^(B)
14 I have good advice and sound wisdom;
    I have insight; I have strength.^(C)
15 By me kings reign,
    and rulers decree what is just;^(D)
16 by me rulers rule,
    and nobles, all who govern rightly.

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight,
    but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

²³ The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

²⁴ The hand of the diligent will rule,
    while the lazy will be put to forced labor.

² From the fruit of their words good persons eat good things,
    but the desire of the treacherous is for wrongdoing.

¹³ Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves,
    but those who respect a command will be rewarded.^(A)

²² Without counsel, plans go wrong,
    but with many advisers they succeed.^(A)

³ Commit your work to the Lord,
    and your plans will be established.^(A)