²¹ My son, let not these depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion;

²² so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace around thy neck.

²³ Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble;

²⁴ when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

²⁵ Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh;

²⁶ for the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being snared.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the transgressors shall be taken in their own wickedness.

⁸ The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

¹⁵ He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it, and he that hateth suretyship is sure.

⁶ The counsels of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood, but the mouths of the upright shall deliver them.

⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

¹³ The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of trouble.

²¹ There shall no evil happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with troubles.

³ He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life, but he that openeth wide his lips shall meet destruction.

¹⁴ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn him from the snares of death.

²⁴ The path of life is upward for the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.