Self Vigilant

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
The woman said to the serpent, “Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat,
They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”
Ruth said, “Don’t entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;
When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.
She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, since I am a foreigner?”
He said, “Blessed are you by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you didn’t follow young men, whether poor or rich.
The near kinsman said, “I can’t redeem it for myself, lest I mar my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can’t redeem it.”
Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
A Psalm by David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who have set themselves against me on every side.
You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.
Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.