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.
¹⁶ For they cannot rest until they do evil;^(B)
    they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
¹⁷ They eat the bread of wickedness
    and drink the wine of violence.^(C)

¹⁸ The path of the righteous^(D) is like the morning sun,^(E)
    shining ever brighter till the full light of day.^(F)
19 But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;^(G)
    they do not know what makes them stumble.^(H)

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

⁷ Stay away from a fool,
    for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

¹⁹ Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
    than to share plunder with the proud.

¹⁹ A gossip betrays a confidence;^(A)
    so avoid anyone who talks too much.

⁵ In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,^(A)
    but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.