12. Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of Adonai.
13. Who is the one who delights in life, and loves to see good days?
14. Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking treachery.
15. Depart from evil and do good. Seek shalom and pursue it.
16. The eyes of Adonai are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry.
17. The face of Adonai is against evildoers, to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
18. The righteous cry out and Adonai hears, and delivers them from all their troubles.
19. Adonai is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those crushed in spirit.
20. Many are the distresses of the righteous, but Adonai delivers him out of them all.
21. He keeps all his bones— not one of them is broken.
22. Evil kills the wicked— those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.
23. Adonai redeems the soul of His servants —no one who takes refuge in Him will be held guilty.