1 People make plans in their hearts. But the Lord controls what they say.
2 Everything a man does might seem right to him. But the Lord knows what that man is thinking.
3 Commit to the Lord everything you do. Then your plans will succeed.
4 The Lord works everything out for his own purposes. Even those who do wrong were made for a day of trouble.
5 The Lord hates all those who have proud hearts. You can be sure that they will be punished.
6 Through love and truth sin is paid for. People avoid evil when they have respect for the Lord.