¹⁰¹ I have kept my feet from every evil way, That I might observe your word.

¹⁵ My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

¹⁰ For, "He who would love life, And see good days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.

¹¹ Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

¹ Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

² as newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby,

¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

¹² instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

³⁶ Why go you about so much to change your way? you shall be ashamed of Egypt also, as you were ashamed of Assyria.

⁷ let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

⁶ All we like sheep have gone astray; everyone has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

¹²⁶ It is time to act, Yahweh, For they break your law.

¹⁰⁴ Through your precepts, I get understanding; Therefore I hate every false way.

⁵⁹ I considered my ways, And turned my steps to your statutes.

⁶⁰ I will hurry, and not delay, To obey your commandments.

²³ I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.