³ “Do not keep talking so proudly
    or let your mouth speak such arrogance,^(A)
for the Lord is a God who knows,^(B)
    and by him deeds^(C) are weighed.^(D)

⁹ Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—^(A)
you, the righteous God^(B)
    who probes minds and hearts.^(C)

²¹ would not God have discovered it,
    since he knows the secrets of the heart?^(A)

² All a person’s ways seem pure to them,^(A)
    but motives are weighed^(B) by the Lord.^(C)

³ The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,^(A)
    but the Lord tests the heart.^(B)