Howcan a youngmankeephis waypure?By keeping[it] according to Your word.
Nowfleefrom youthfullustsand pursuerighteousness,faith,love[and] peace,with thosewho callon the Lordfrom a pureheart.
"Onlybe strongand verycourageous;be carefulto doaccording to allthe lawwhichMosesMy servantcommandedyou; do not turnfrom it to the rightor to the left,sothat you may havesuccesswhereveryou go.
Do not rememberthe sinsof my youthor my transgressions;According to Your lovingkindnessrememberme, For Your goodness'sake,O LORD.
Your wordI have treasuredin my heart,That I may not sinagainst You.
My son,ifsinnersenticeyou, Do not consent.
Come,you children,listento me; I will teachyou the fearof the LORD.
"You are alreadycleanbecauseof the wordwhichI have spokento you.
Rejoice,youngman,during your childhood,and let your heartbe pleasantduring the daysof youngmanhood.And followthe impulsesof your heartand the desiresof your eyes.Yet knowthat Godwill bringyou to judgmentfor allthesethings.
Hear,[O] sons,the instructionof a father,And giveattentionthat you may gainunderstanding,
To giveprudenceto the naive,To the youthknowledgeand discretion,
And I sawamong the naive,[And] discernedamong the youthsA youngmanlackingsense,
Whenthe daysof feastinghad completedtheir cycle,Jobwould sendand consecratethem, risingup earlyin the morningand offeringburntofferings[according to] the numberof them all;for Jobsaid,"Perhapsmy sonshave sinnedand cursedGodin their hearts."ThusJobdidcontinually.
"And not manydayslater,the youngersongatheredeverythingtogetherand went on a journeyinto a distantcountry,and therehe squanderedhis estatewith looseliving.
"Nowtherefore, O LORD,the Godof Israel,keepwith Your servantDavid,my father,that whichYou have promisedhim, saying,You shall not lacka manto siton the throneof Israel,ifonlyyour sonstakeheedto their way,to walkin My lawas you have walkedbeforeMe.'
"For You writebitterthingsagainstme And make me to inheritthe iniquitiesof my youth.
"Now it shall comeabout when he sitson the throneof his kingdom,he shall writefor himself a copyof thislawon a scrollin the presenceof the Leviticalpriests.
As for the deedsof men,by the wordof Your lipsI have keptfrom the pathsof the violent.
Discretionwill guardyou, Understandingwill watchover you,
