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.

²⁹ The Lord will protect good people.
    But he will ruin those who do evil.

⁷ When a wicked person dies, his hope is gone.
    The hopes he placed in his riches will come to nothing.

²² A happy heart is like good medicine.
    But a broken spirit drains your strength.

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

¹¹ Rich people trust their wealth to protect them.
    They think it is like the high walls of a city.

²⁹ Young men are admired for their strength.
    Old men are honored for their experience.

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

³ It takes wisdom to have a good family.
    It takes understanding to make it strong.

⁵ A wise man has great power.
    And a man who has knowledge is very strong.

¹⁰ If you give up when trouble comes,
    it shows that you have very little strength.