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The human heart plans the way,
    but the Lord directs the steps.[a](A)
10 An oracle is upon the king’s lips,
    no judgment of his mouth is false.[b]
11 Balance and scales belong to the Lord;
    every weight in the sack is his concern.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:9 As in vv. 1–3, the antithesis is between human plans and divine disposal. The saying uses the familiar metaphor of path for the course of life.
  2. 16:10 Six sayings on the king and his divine authority begin here, following the series of sayings about the Lord’s governance in 15:33–16:9, in which “Lord” was mentioned nine times.

In their hearts humans plan their course,
    but the Lord establishes their steps.(A)

10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
    and his mouth does not betray justice.(B)

11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord;
    all the weights in the bag are of his making.(C)

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