The Exalted God is my shield, the one who delivers the morally upright.

Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!

Extend your loyal love to your faithful followers, and vindicate the morally upright!

Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you.

Boast about his holy name! Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

ק (Qof) I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord! I will observe your statutes.”

a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,

A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.

and I saw among the naive – I discerned among the youths – a young man who lacked wisdom.

Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.

“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” she says to those who lack understanding.

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here,” she says to those who lack understanding.

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.

The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.