³ Don’t ·ever forget kindness and truth [^Llet loyalty and faithfulness abandon you].
    ·Wear [Bind] them ·like a necklace [^Lon your neck].
    Write them on your heart as if on a tablet.
⁴ Then you will ·be respected [find favor]
    and will please both God and people.

⁵ Trust the Lord with all your heart,
    and don’t ·depend [rely] on your own understanding.
⁶ ·Remember the Lord [^LKnow him] ·in all you do [^Lon all your paths],
    and he will ·give you success [^Lkeep your roads straight].

⁷ Don’t ·depend on your own wisdom [^Lbe wise in your own eyes].
    ·Respect [Fear; Hold in awe] the Lord and ·refuse to do wrong [^Lturn away from evil].
⁸ Then your body will be healthy,
    and your bones will be ·strong [refreshed].

¹¹ My ·child [^Lson], do not reject the Lord’s discipline,
    and don’t ·get angry [loathe] when he corrects you.
¹² The Lord corrects those he loves,
    just as ·parents [^Lfathers] correct the child they delight in.

²¹ My ·child [^Lson], ·hold on to [protect] ·wisdom [resourcefulness] and ·good sense [discretion].
    Don’t let them ·out of your sight [^Lslip from your eyes].
²² They will give you life
    and ·beauty like a necklace [^Lan ornament] around your neck.
²³ Then you will ·go your way [walk on your path; ^Cof life] in safety,
    and ·you will not get hurt [^Lyour foot will not stumble].
²⁴ When you lie down, you won’t be afraid;
    when you lie down, you will sleep in peace.
²⁵ You won’t be afraid of sudden ·trouble [terror];
    you won’t fear the ruin that comes to the wicked,
²⁶ because the Lord will ·keep you safe [be your confidence].
    He will ·keep you from being trapped [guard your feet from capture].