<p class="poetry">I will have nothing to do with a perverse person;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will not permit<n id="2" /> evil.p>

<p class="poetry">They<n id="1" /> reached up to the sky,p> <p class="poetry">then dropped into the depths.p> <p class="poetry">The sailors&#8217; strength<n id="2" /> left them<n id="3" /> because the danger was so great.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">They repay me evil for good,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and hate for love.p>

<p class="poetry">He does not fear bad news.p> <p class="poetry">He<n id="1" /> is confident; he trusts<n id="2" /> in the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">I stay away<n id="1" /> from the evil path,p> <p class="poetry">so that I might keep your instructions.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> will protect you from all harm;p> <p class="poetry">he will protect your life.p>

<p class="poetry">for they<n id="1" /> are eager<n id="2" /> to inflict harm,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and they hasten<n id="4" /> to shed blood.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">But the one who listens<n id="1" /> to me will live in security,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and will be at ease<n id="3" /> from the dread of harm.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not enter the path of the wickedp> <p class="poetry">or walk<n id="1" /> in the way of those who are evil.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not turn<n id="1" /> to the right or to the left;p> <p class="poetry">turn yourself<n id="2" /> away from evil.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I almost<n id="1" /> came to complete ruin<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in the midst of the whole congregation!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">he plots evil with perverse thoughts<n id="1" /> in his heart,p> <p class="poetry">he spreads contention<n id="2" /> at all times.p>

<p class="poetry">a heart that devises wicked plans,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">feet that are swift to run<n id="2" /> to evil,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">Be assured that<n id="1" /> the evil person will certainly be punished,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the descendants of the righteous<n id="3" /> will not suffer unjust judgment.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who diligently seeks<n id="1" /> good seeks favor,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who searches<n id="2" /> for evil &#8211; it will come to him.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The wicked person desires a stronghold,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the righteous root<n id="2" /> endures.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The evil person is ensnared<n id="1" /> by the transgression of his speech,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but those who promote peace<n id="2" /> have joy.p>

<p class="poetry">The righteous do not encounter<n id="1" /> any harm,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the wicked are filled with calamity.<n id="3" />p>