## pay attention to my words ##

"listen to what I teach you"

## direct ##

to guide, or to show the way.

## I lead you down straight paths ##

AT: "I have taught you to think and do the right thing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## When you walk, no one will stand in your way and if you run, you will not stumble ##

AT: "When you plan something you will succeed in doing it." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])