²¹ My son, let not these things depart from thine eyes, but observe wisdom and counsel.

²² So they shall be life to thy soul, and grace unto thy ^[a]neck.

²³ Then shalt thou walk safely by the way: and thy foot shall not stumble.

²⁴ If thou sleepest, thou shalt not be afraid: and when thou sleepest, thy sleep shall be sweet.

^25 [b]Thou shalt not fear for any sudden fear, neither for destruction of the wicked, when it cometh.

²⁶ For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserve thy foot from taking.

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

⁸ The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his ^[a]stead.

¹⁵ He shall be sore vexed, that is surety for a ^[a]stranger, and he that hateth suretiship, is sure.

⁶ The talking of the wicked is to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the righteous will ^[a]deliver them.

⁷ God overthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

¹³ The evil man is snared by the wickedness of his lips, but the just shall come out of adversity.

²¹ There shall none iniquity come to the just: but the wicked are full of evil.

³ He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shall be to him.

¹⁴ The instruction of a wise man is as the wellspring of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

²⁴ The way of life is on high to the prudent, to avoid from hell beneath.