<p class="poetry">for the <sc>Lordsc> will be<n id="1" /> the source of your confidence,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and he will guard your foot<n id="3" /> from being caught in a trap.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A fool rejects his father&#8217;s discipline,p> <p class="poetry">but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who tends a fig tree<n id="1" /> will eat its fruit,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and whoever takes care of<n id="3" /> his master will be honored.p>

<p class="poetry">When there is no prophetic vision<n id="1" /> the people cast off restraint,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who keeps the law,<n id="3" /> blessed is he!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rely<n id="1" /> on the <sc>Lordsc>! Obey his commands!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Then he will permit you<n id="3" /> to possess the land;p> <p class="poetry">you will see the demise of evil men.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The people who do this will be blessed,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the people who commit themselves to obedience,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it,p> <p class="poetry">who refrain from doing anything that is wrong.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;But if the wicked person turns from all the sin he has committed and observes all my statutes and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Again, however, pay very careful attention,<n id="1" /> lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

<t /><p class="bodytext">If you obey these ordinances and are careful to do them, the <sc>Lordsc> your God will faithfully keep covenant with you<n id="1" /> as he promised<n id="2" /> your ancestors.