¹⁵ my son, do not go along with them,
    do not set foot^(A) on their paths;^(B)

²⁷ Do not turn to the right or the left;^(A)
    keep your foot from evil.

“Come out from them^(A)
    and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
    and I will receive you.”^[a](B)

¹⁴ Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.^(A)
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
    turn from it and go on your way.

⁴ I do not sit^(A) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.^(B)
5 I abhor^(C) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.

²⁰ Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.^(A)

⁸ Keep to a path far from her,^(A)
    do not go near the door of her house,