The house he builds is as fragile as a moth’s cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.

Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.

All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.

If I have sinned – what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you set me as your target? Have I become a burden to you?

Love the Lord, all you faithful followers of his! The Lord protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.

keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.”