<p class="poetry">You will not be afraid<n id="1" /> of sudden<n id="2" /> disaster,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">or when destruction overtakes<n id="4" /> the wicked;<n id="5" />p>

<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">for one who goes astray<n id="1" /> is an abomination<n id="2" /> to the <sc>Lord,sc>p> <p class="poetry">but he reveals<n id="3" /> his intimate counsel<n id="4" /> to the upright.p>

<p class="poetry">Because I give<n id="1" /> you good instruction,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">do not forsake my teaching.p>

<p class="poetry">When I was a son to my father,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">a tender only child<n id="2" /> before my mother,p>

<p class="poetry">Hold on to instruction,<n id="1" /> do not let it go;p> <p class="poetry">protect it,<n id="2" /> because it is your life.p>

<p class="poetry">For they eat bread<n id="1" /> gained from wickedness<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and drink wine obtained from violence.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">for they are life to those who find themp> <p class="poetry">and healing to one&#8217;s entire body.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Guard your heart with all vigilance,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for from it are the sources<n id="2" /> of life.p>

<p class="poetry">For the lips<n id="1" /> of the adulterous woman drip honey,p> <p class="poetry">and her seductive words<n id="2" /> are smoother than olive oil,p>

<p class="poetry">for jealousy kindles<n id="1" /> a husband&#8217;s<n id="2" /> rage,p> <p class="poetry">and he will not show mercy<n id="3" /> when he takes revenge.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">for she has brought down<n id="1" /> many fatally wounded,p> <p class="poetry">and all those she has slain are many.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Listen, for I will speak excellent things,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my lips will utter<n id="2" /> what is right.p>

<p class="poetry">For my mouth<n id="1" /> speaks truth,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and my lips<n id="3" /> hate wickedness.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">For the one who finds me finds<n id="1" /> lifep> <p class="poetry">and receives<n id="2" /> favor from the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">For because<n id="1" /> of me your days will be many,p> <p class="poetry">and years will be added<n id="2" /> to your life.p>

<p class="poetry">But they do not realize<n id="1" /> that the dead<n id="2" /> are there,p> <p class="poetry">that her guests are in the depths of the grave.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who puts up security for a stranger<n id="1" /> will surely have trouble,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but whoever avoids<n id="3" /> shaking hands<n id="4" /> will be secure.p>

<p class="poetry">If the righteous are recompensed on earth,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">how much more<n id="2" /> the wicked sinner!<n id="3" />p>