23 O Lord, Father and Master of my life,

do not abandon me to their designs,

and do not let me fall because of them!

2 Who will set whips over my thoughts,

and the discipline of wisdom over my mind,

so as not to spare me in my errors,

and not overlook mya sins?

3 Otherwise my mistakes may be multiplied,

and my sins may abound,

and I may fall before my adversaries,

and my enemy may rejoice over me.b

4 O Lord, Father and God of my life,

do not give me haughty eyes,

5 and remove evil desire from me.

6 Let neither gluttony nor lust overcome me,

and do not give me over to shameless passion.

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7 Listen, my children, to instruction concerning the mouth;

the one who observes it will never be caught.

8 Sinners are overtaken through their lips;

by them the reviler and the arrogant are tripped up.

9 Do not accustom your mouth to oaths,

nor habitually utter the name of the Holy One;

10 for as a servant who is constantly under scrutiny

will not lack bruises,

so also the person who always swears and utters the Name

will never be cleansedd from sin.

11 The one who swears many oaths is full of iniquity,

and the scourge will not leave his house.

If he swears in error, his sin remains on him,

and if he disregards it, he sins doubly;

if he swears a false oath, he will not be justified,

for his house will be filled with calamities.