Choosing What Does No Harm

Reflection

The verse begins, “They who are ashamed of what they ought not to be ashamed of, and are not….” In its chapter, this image points toward actions and the consequences they set in motion. The path image makes wisdom active: direction matters, and the next step is more useful than an idealized destination. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.