²¹ My child, do not let these escape from your sight:
    keep sound wisdom and prudence,
²² and they will be life for your soul
    and adornment for your neck.^(A)
23 Then you will walk on your way securely,
    and your foot will not stumble.^(B)
24 If you sit down,^[a] you will not be afraid;
    when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
²⁵ Then you will not be afraid of sudden panic
    or of the storm that strikes the wicked,^(C)
26 for the Lord will be your confidence
    and will keep your foot from being caught.

⁶ The righteousness of the upright saves them,
    but the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.^(A)

⁸ The righteous are delivered from trouble,
    and the wicked come into it instead.^(A)

¹⁵ To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble,
    but there is safety in refusing to do so.

⁶ The words of the wicked are a deadly ambush,
    but the speech of the upright delivers them.^(A)
7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
    but the house of the righteous will stand.^(B)

¹³ The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips,
    but the righteous escape from trouble.^(A)

²¹ No harm happens to the righteous,
    but the wicked are filled with trouble.^(A)

³ Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
    those who open wide their lips come to ruin.^(A)

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    so that one may avoid the snares of death.^(A)