23. If the Lord is pleased with the way a man lives, he makes his steps secure.
24. Even if the man trips, he won't fall. The Lord's hand takes good care of him.
25. I once was young, and now I'm old. But I've never seen godly people deserted. I've never seen their children begging for bread.
26. The godly are always giving and lending freely. Their children will be blessed.
27. Turn away from evil and do good. Then you will live in the land forever.
28. The Lord loves those who are honest. He will not desert those who are faithful to him. They will be kept safe forever. But the children of sinners will be cut off from the land.
29. Those who do what is right will be given the land. They will live in it forever.
30. The mouths of those who do what is right speak words of wisdom. They say what is honest.
31. God's law is in their hearts. Their feet do not slip.
32. Those who are evil hide and wait for godly people. They are trying to kill them.