Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

¹¹ For ^(A)Your name’s sake, O Yahweh,
^(B)Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

¹² Who is the man who ^(C)fears Yahweh?
He will ^(D)instruct him in the way he should choose.

¹³ His soul will ^(E)abide in goodness,
And his seed will ^(F)inherit the ^[a]land.

¹⁴ The ^[b](G)secret of Yahweh is for those who fear Him,
^[c]And He will ^(H)make them know His covenant.

¹⁵ My ^(I)eyes are continually toward Yahweh,
For He will ^(J)bring my feet out of the net.

^16 (K)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am ^(L)alone and afflicted.

^17 [d]The ^(M)troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me ^(N)out of my distresses.

^18 (O)See my affliction and my ^[e]trouble,
And ^(P)forgive all my sins.

¹⁹ See my enemies, for they ^(Q)are many,
And they ^(R)hate me with violent hatred.

^20 (S)Keep my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me ^(T)be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

19 ^(A)Better is a poor man who ^(B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool.
² Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries ^[a](C)his footsteps sins.
³ The ^(D)folly of man subverts his way,
But his heart ^(E)rages against Yahweh.
^4 (F)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
⁵ A ^[b](G)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who ^(H)breathes out lies will not escape.
^6 (I)Many will seek the favor of a noble man,
And everyone is a friend to a man who ^(J)gives gifts.
⁷ All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his ^(K)friends distance themselves from him!
He ^(L)pursues them with words, but they are no more.
⁸ He who acquires a heart of wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps discernment will ^(M)find good.
⁹ A ^[c](N)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who breathes out lies will perish.
¹⁰ Luxury is ^(O)not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a ^(P)slave to rule over princes.
¹¹ A man’s ^(Q)insight makes him slow to anger,
And it is his honor ^(R)to overlook a transgression.
¹² The ^(S)king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like ^(T)dew on the grass.
¹³ A ^(U)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the ^(V)contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
¹⁴ House and wealth are an ^(W)inheritance from fathers,
But a wife who has insight is from Yahweh.
^15 (X)Laziness casts into a deep sleep,
And a slack-handed soul will suffer hunger.
¹⁶ He who ^(Y)keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who despises his way will die.
¹⁷ He who ^(Z)is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh,
And He will repay him for his ^(AA)bountiful deed.