1-2. Don’t bother your head with braggartsor wish you could succeed like the wicked.In no time they’ll shrivel like grass clippingsand wilt like cut flowers in the sun.
3-4. Get insurance with God and do a good deed,settle down and stick to your last.Keep company with God,get in on the best.
5-6. Open up before God, keep nothing back;he’ll do whatever needs to be done:He’ll validate your life in the clear light of dayand stamp you with approval at high noon.
7. Quiet down before God,be prayerful before him.Don’t bother with those who climb the ladder,who elbow their way to the top.
8-9. Bridle your anger, trash your wrath,cool your pipes—it only makes things worse.Before long the crooks will be bankrupt;God-investors will soon own the store.