Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁸ He will keep his agreement forever;
    he will keep his promises always.
⁹ He will keep the agreement he made with Abraham
    and the promise he made to Isaac.
¹⁰ He made it a law for the people of Jacob;
    he made it an agreement with Israel to last forever.
¹¹ The Lord said, “I will give you the land of Canaan,
    and it will belong to you.”

³⁷ Then he brought his people out,
    and they carried with them silver and gold.
    Not one of his people stumbled.
³⁸ The Egyptians were glad when they left,
    because the Egyptians were afraid of them.
³⁹ The Lord covered them with a cloud
    and lit up the night with fire.
⁴⁰ When they asked, he brought them quail
    and filled them with bread from heaven.
⁴¹ God split the rock, and water flowed out;
    it ran like a river through the desert.
⁴² He remembered his holy promise
    to his servant Abraham.

⁴³ So God brought his people out with joy,
    his chosen ones with singing.
⁴⁴ He gave them lands of other nations,
    so they received what others had worked for.
⁴⁵ This was so they would keep his orders
    and obey his teachings.

Praise the Lord!

¹⁰ My child, listen and accept what I say.
    Then you will have a long life.
¹¹ I am guiding you in the way of wisdom,
    and I am leading you on the right path.
¹² Nothing will hold you back;
    you will not be overwhelmed.
¹³ Always remember what you have been taught,
    and don’t let go of it.
Keep all that you have learned;
    it is the most important thing in life.
¹⁴ Don’t follow the ways of the wicked;
    don’t do what evil people do.
¹⁵ Avoid their ways, and don’t follow them.
    Stay away from them and keep on going,
¹⁶ because they cannot sleep until they do evil.
    They cannot rest until they harm someone.
¹⁷ They feast on wickedness and cruelty
    as if they were eating bread and drinking wine.

¹⁸ The way of the good person is like the light of dawn,
    growing brighter and brighter until full daylight.
¹⁹ But the wicked walk around in the dark;
    they can’t even see what makes them stumble.

²⁰ My child, pay attention to my words;
    listen closely to what I say.
²¹ Don’t ever forget my words;
    keep them always in mind.
²² They are the key to life for those who find them;
    they bring health to the whole body.
²³ Be careful what you think,
    because your thoughts run your life.
²⁴ Don’t use your mouth to tell lies;
    don’t ever say things that are not true.
²⁵ Keep your eyes focused on what is right,
    and look straight ahead to what is good.
²⁶ Be careful what you do,
    and always do what is right.
²⁷ Don’t turn off the road of goodness;
    keep away from evil paths.