22:24 As the vapour and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood.
22:25 I will not be ashamed to defend a friend; neither will I hide myself from him.
22:26 And if any evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will beware of him.
22:27 Who shall set a watch before my mouth, and a seal of wisdom upon my lips, that I fall not suddenly by them, and that my tongue destroy me not?
23:1 O Lord, Father and Governor of all my whole life, leave me not to their counsels, and let me not fall by them.
23:2 Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins:
23:3 Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy.
23:4 O Lord, Father and God of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind.
23:5 Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee.
23:6 Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind.