14. No, these words are very near you. They’re in your mouth and in your heart so that you will obey them.
15. Today I offer you life and prosperity or death and destruction.
16. This is what I’m commanding you today: Love the Lord your God, follow his directions, and obey his commands, laws, and rules. Then you will live, your population will increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you’re about to enter and take possession of.
17. But your hearts might turn away, and you might not listen. You might be tempted to bow down to other gods and worship them.