²¹ My ·child [^Lson], ·hold on to [protect] ·wisdom [resourcefulness] and ·good sense [discretion].
    Don’t let them ·out of your sight [^Lslip from your eyes].
²² They will give you life
    and ·beauty like a necklace [^Lan ornament] around your neck.
²³ Then you will ·go your way [walk on your path; ^Cof life] in safety,
    and ·you will not get hurt [^Lyour foot will not stumble].
²⁴ When you lie down, you won’t be afraid;
    when you lie down, you will sleep in peace.
²⁵ You won’t be afraid of sudden ·trouble [terror];
    you won’t fear the ruin that comes to the wicked,
²⁶ because the Lord will ·keep you safe [be your confidence].
    He will ·keep you from being trapped [guard your feet from capture].

⁶ ·Doing right [Righteousness] brings freedom to ·honest people [people with integrity],
but those who are not trustworthy will be caught by their own desires.

⁸ The ·good [righteous] person is saved from ·trouble [distress];
it comes to the wicked instead.

¹⁵ Whoever guarantees to pay somebody else’s loan will suffer.
It is safer to avoid such promises.

⁶ The ·wicked talk about killing people [^Lwords of the wicked are a murderous ambush/ambush of blood],
but the ·words [mouth] of ·good [righteous] people will save them.

⁷ Wicked people ·die [are overturned] and they are no more,
but a ·good [righteous] person’s ·family [^Lhouse] ·continues [endures].