16. Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.
17. Then the Lord’s anger will burn against you, and he will shut up the heavens so that it will not rain and the ground will yield no produce, and you will soon perish from the good land the Lord is giving you.
18. Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
19. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
20. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates,