17. But thou hast been fixated on the din of the rasha; din and mishpat take hold on thee.
18. Because there is chemah, beware lest He take thee away with His stroke; then a rav kopher (great ransom) cannot deliver thee.
19. Will He esteem thy riches? No, not zahav, nor all the forces of ko'ach.
20. Desire not halailah (the night), when people are cut off in their place.
21. Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than oni.
22. See, El exalted by His ko'ach. Who is a moreh (teacher) like Him?
23. Who hath enjoined Him His derech? Or who can say, Thou hast done wrong?
24. Remember that thou must extol His work, of which anashim have sung praises.