⁹ A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

¹ The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

²¹ A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

²³ The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

²⁴ A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

²³ O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.

¹⁰ Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure;

³⁰ Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.