1 The sovereign’s heart is as channels of water In the hand of יהוה; He turns it wherever He wishes.
2 All a man’s ways are right in his own eyes, But יהוה weighs the hearts.
3 To do righteousness and right-ruling Is more acceptable to יהוה than a slaughtering.
4 A haughty look, a proud heart, The lamp of the wrong, are sin.
5 The plans of the hard worker lead only to plenty, But all rash haste only to poverty.