¹¹ In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.

³ My soul He refresheth, He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake,

¹⁰ said, `O full of all guile, and all profligacy, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord?

²⁰ In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,

⁹ All of them `are' plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

⁶ Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips `is' uprightness.

⁴ And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

⁴ Thy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me.

⁵ Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou `art' the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

²³ `I, also, far be it from me to sin against Jehovah, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;

²⁴ only, fear ye Jehovah, and ye have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He hath made great with you;

⁵ `See, I have taught you statutes and judgments, as Jehovah my God hath commanded me -- to do so, in the midst of the land whither ye are going in to possess it;

⁹ And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.