Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

The righteousness of the perfect maketh plain his way; but the wicked falleth by his own wickedness.

The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath plaint? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes?

for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.