^4-5 If you want favor with both God and man, and a reputation for good judgment and common sense, then trust the Lord completely; don’t ever trust yourself. ⁶ In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.

²⁸ Trust in your money and down you go! Trust in God and flourish as a tree!

²⁰ God blesses those who obey him; happy the man who puts his trust in the Lord.

²⁴ Since the Lord is directing our steps, why try to understand everything that happens along the way?

²² The wise man conquers the strong man and levels his defenses.

³¹ Go ahead and prepare for the conflict,^[a] but victory comes from God.

^17-19 Listen to this wise advice; follow it closely, for it will do you good, and you can pass it on to others: Trust in the Lord.

²⁵ Greed causes fighting; trusting God leads to prosperity.

²⁶ A man is a fool to trust himself! But those who use God’s wisdom are safe.

²⁵ Fear of man is a dangerous trap, but to trust in God means safety.

⁴ Who else but God goes back and forth to heaven? Who else holds the wind in his fists and wraps up the oceans in his cloak? Who but God has created the world? If there is any other, what is his name—and his Son’s name—if you know it?

⁵ Every word of God proves true. He defends all who come to him for protection.