¹⁴ Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.

¹ 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;

¹⁵ My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

¹⁰ My son, if sinners entice you, don't consent.

³³ Don't be deceived! "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."

⁴ I have not sat with deceitful men, Neither will I go in with hypocrites.

⁵ I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.

¹¹ Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹² To deliver you from the way of evil, From the men who speak perverse things;

⁶ Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."

²⁰ One who walks with wise men grows wise, But a companion of fools suffers harm.