²⁴ See if there is any way of sorrow in me, and be my guide in the eternal way.

¹⁰ Give me teaching so that I may do your pleasure; for you are my God: let your good Spirit be my guide into the land of righteousness.

⁸ Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.

⁹ The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

¹⁰ I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.

²⁶ He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.

³² I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.

¹¹ You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.

¹⁵ Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

¹⁶ And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.

⁶ As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him,

⁶ Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

¹⁴ For narrow is the door and hard the road to life, and only a small number make discovery of it.

⁹ The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

⁸ Let the story of your mercy come to me in the morning, for my hope is in you: give me knowledge of the way in which I am to go; for my soul is lifted up to you.

¹ <ALEPH> Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

⁸ Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.

⁹ He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.

³ You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.

³ O Lord my God, if I have done this; if my hands have done any wrong;

⁴ If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;