<p class="poetry">Naphtali is a free running doe,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he speaks delightful words.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do you intend to criticize mere words,p> <p class="poetry">and treat<n id="1" /> the words of a despairing man as wind?p>

<p class="poetry">To<n id="1" /> learn<n id="2" /> wisdom<n id="3" /> and moral instruction,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and to discern<n id="5" /> wise counsel.<n id="6" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">My child,<n id="2" /> keep my wordsp> <p class="poetry">and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;p> <p class="poetry">hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.p>

<p class="poetry">How painful<n id="1" /> are honest words!p> <p class="poetry">But<n id="2" /> what does your reproof<n id="3" /> prove?<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;How long will you speak these things,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">seeing<n id="2" /> that the words of your mouthp> <p class="poetry">are like a great<n id="3" /> wind?<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">If I say,<n id="1" /> &#8216;I will<n id="2" /> forget my complaint,p> <p class="poetry">I will change my expression<n id="3" /> and be cheerful,&#8217;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">I have not departed from the commands of his lips;p> <p class="poetry">I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">My words come from the uprightness of my heart,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">because they had rebelled against God&#8217;s commands,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They<n id="2" /> will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">My child,<n id="2" /> if<n id="3" /> you receive my words,p> <p class="poetry">and store up<n id="4" /> my commands within you,p>

<p class="poetry">Listen, my child,<n id="1" /> and accept my words,p> <p class="poetry">so that<n id="2" /> the years of your life will be many.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">All the words of my mouth are righteous;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">there is nothing in them twisted<n id="2" /> or crooked.p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> abhors<n id="1" /> the plans<n id="2" /> of the wicked,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but pleasant words<n id="4" /> are pure.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Pleasant words are like<n id="1" /> a honeycomb,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">sweet to the soul and healing<n id="3" /> to the bones.p>

<p class="poetry">to show you true and reliable words,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so that you may give accurate answers<n id="2" /> to those who sent you?p>

So tell them<n id="1" /> you are my sister<n id="2" /> so that it may go well<n id="3" /> for me because of you and my life will be spared<n id="4" /> on account of you.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">the oracle of the one who hears the words of God,p> <p class="poetry">who sees a vision from the Almighty,p> <p class="poetry">although falling flat on the ground<n id="1" /> with eyes open:<n id="2" />p>