A wickedmandisplaysa boldface,But as for the upright,he makeshis waysure.
Ohthat my waysmay be establishedTo keepYour statutes!
I consideredmy waysAnd turnedmy feetto Your testimonies.
The righteousnessof the blamelesswill smoothhis way,But the wickedwill fallby his own wickedness.
How blessedis the manwho fearsalways,But he who hardenshis heartwill fallinto calamity.
A manwho hardens[his] neckafter much reproofWill suddenlybe brokenbeyondremedy.
Let your eyeslookdirectlyaheadAnd let your gazebe fixedstraightin frontof you.
Watchthe pathof your feetAnd allyour wayswill be established.
So she seizeshim and kisseshim And with a brazenfaceshe saysto him:
Whois like the wisemanand whoknowsthe interpretationof a matter?A man'swisdomillumineshim and causes his sternfaceto beam.
O LORD,do not Your eyes[look] for truth?You have smittenthem, [But] they did not weaken;You have consumedthem, But they refusedto takecorrection.They have madetheir facesharderthanrock;They have refusedto repent.
"Were they ashamedbecauseof the abominationthey had done?They certainlywere not ashamed,And they did not knowhow to blush;Thereforethey shall fallamong those who fall;At the timeof their punishmentthey shall be broughtdown,"Saysthe LORD.
"Because he consideredand turnedawayfrom allhis transgressionswhichhe had committed,he shall surelylive;he shall not die.
Nowtherefore, thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Consideryour ways!
Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Consideryour ways!
But now,do considerfrom thisdayonward:beforeone stonewas placedon anotherin the templeof the LORD,
Nowmay our Godand FatherHimselfand Jesusour Lorddirectour wayto you;
