1. I SAID, I will take heed and guard my ways, that I may sin not with my tongue; I will muzzle my mouth as with a bridle while the wicked are before me.
2. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace without profit and had no comfort away from good, while my distress was renewed.
3. My heart was hot within me. While I was musing, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: