⁵ Trust the Lord with all your heart.
    Don’t depend on your own understanding.
⁶ Remember the Lord in everything you do.
    And he will give you success.

⁷ Don’t depend on your own wisdom.
    Respect the Lord and refuse to do wrong.
⁸ Then your body will be healthy.
    And your bones will be strong.

¹² Some people think they are doing what’s right.
    But what they are doing will really kill them.

³ Depend on the Lord in whatever you do.
    Then your plans will succeed.

²⁰ Whoever pays attention to what he is taught will succeed.
    And whoever trusts the Lord will be happy.

² A foolish person does not want to understand anything.
    He only enjoys telling others what he thinks.

⁴ Understanding people’s words is as hard as getting water out of a deep well.
    But understanding wisdom is as easy as getting water from a flowing stream.

¹⁰ The Lord is like a strong tower.
    Those who do what is right can run to him for safety.

³ A person’s own foolishness ruins his life.
    But in his mind he blames the Lord for it.

²⁴ The Lord decides what a person does.
    So no one can understand what his life is all about.

²² A wise person can defeat a city full of strong men.
    He can tear down the defenses they trust.