<p class="poetry">The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they do not know what causes them to stumble.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Keep yourself<n id="1" /> far<n id="2" /> from her,p> <p class="poetry">and do not go near the door of her house,p>

<p class="poetry">Go to the ant, you sluggard;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">observe its ways and be wise!p>

<p class="poetry">He was passing by the street near her corner,p> <p class="poetry">making his way<n id="1" /> along the road to her house<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For my husband<n id="1" /> is not at home;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he has gone on a journey of some distance.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">do not wander into her pathways;p>

<p class="poetry">Her house is the way to the grave,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">going down<n id="2" /> to the chambers<n id="3" /> of death.p>

<p class="poetry">At the top<n id="1" /> of the elevated places along the way,p> <p class="poetry">at the intersection<n id="2" /> of the paths she takes her stand;p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> created<n id="1" /> me as the beginning<n id="2" /> of his works,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">before his deeds of long ago.p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;So now, children,<n id="1" /> listen to me;p> <p class="poetry">blessed are those who keep my ways.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who conducts himself<n id="1" /> in integrity<n id="2" /> will live<n id="3" /> securely,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who behaves perversely<n id="4" /> will be found out.p>

<p class="poetry">The way of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> is like<n id="2" /> a stronghold for the upright,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but it is destruction<n id="4" /> to evildoers.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> abhors<n id="1" /> those who are perverse in heart,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but those who are blameless in their ways<n id="3" /> are his delight.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The way of a fool<n id="1" /> is right<n id="2" /> in his own opinion,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who listens to advice is wise.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">In the path of righteousness there is life,p> <p class="poetry">but another path leads to death.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Righteousness<n id="1" /> guards the one who lives with integrity,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but wickedness<n id="3" /> overthrows the sinner.p>

<p class="poetry">Keen insight<n id="1" /> wins<n id="2" /> favor,p> <p class="poetry">but the conduct<n id="3" /> of the unfaithful is harsh.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who walks in his uprightness fears the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who is perverted in his ways<n id="2" /> despises him.p>

<p class="poetry">The wisdom of the shrewd person<n id="1" /> is to discern<n id="2" /> his way,p> <p class="poetry">but the folly of fools is deception.<n id="3" />p>