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3 Ubuphukuphuku bomuntu yibo obuphambanisa indlela yakhe,
Inhliziyo yakhe ibisithukuthelela uJehova.
4 Inotho ibiza abangane abanengi,
Kodwa umyanga uzatshiywa langumngane wakhe.+
6 Abantu abanengi bafuna umhlonitshwa* abe lomusa kubo,
Njalo umuntu wonke ungumngane womuntu onika izipho.
Uyabalandela ebancenga kodwa abamnanzi.
8 Loba ngubani oba lengqondo uthanda impilo yakhe.+
Loba ngubani oqakathekisa ukuqedisisa uzaphumelela.*+
9 Ufakazi wamanga uzajeziswa loba sekutheni,
Lalowo ohlala ehutshuza amanga uzatshabalala.+
10 Nxa impilo emnandi ingasifanelanga isiphukuphuku
Inceku layo ngeke ibuse izikhulu.+
11 Ukuzwisisa komuntu kuyalwehlisa sibili ulaka lwakhe,+
Njalo kuyinto enhle kuye ukungabi lendaba lokuqalwa.+
12 Ulaka lwenkosi lunjengokubhonga kwesilwane,+
Kodwa umusa wayo unjengamazolo phezu kotshani.
13 Indodana eyisiphukuphuku ilethela uyise uhlupho,+
Lomfazi othanda ingxabano* unjengophahla oluhlala lunethela.+
14 Indlu lenotho lilifa elivela kubobaba,
Kodwa umfazi ohlakaniphileyo uvela kuJehova.+
15 Ubuvila bubangela ubuthongo obukhulu,
Njalo ivilavoxo lizalamba.+
19 Umuntu ozonda masinyane uzakubhadalela lokho,
Nxa ungazama ukumlamulela uzahlala ukwenza njalonje.+
22 Ubuhle bomuntu luthando lwakhe oluqotho,+
Njalo kungcono ukuba ngumyanga kulokuba ngusomangase.
24 Ivila liyafaka isandla salo emganwini,
Kodwa alizihluphi ngokusibuyisela emlonyeni walo.+
25 Tshaya umuntu othanda ukweyisa*+ ukuze ongelalwazi akhaliphe,+
Ukhuze ozwisisayo ukuze angezelele ulwazi.+
26 Ohlukuluza uyise axotshe lonina
Uyindodana ethelela inhloni lehlazo.+
27 Ndodana yami ungayekela ukulalela nxa ulaywa,
Uzaphambuka emazwini olwazi.