who, moreover, do no wrong, but follow in his footsteps.

I find delight in your statutes; I do not forget your instructions.

I will speak about your regulations before kings and not be ashamed.

I keep your commands eagerly and without delay.

The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.

I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.

My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law.

I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.

The sun will not harm you by day, or the moon by night.

The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

which cannot fill the reaper’s hand, or the lap of the one who gathers the grain!

O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

because you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

He will be beaten and despised, and his reproach will not be wiped away;

Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,

lest the one who hears it put you to shame and your infamy will never go away.