¹⁴ Enter not into the path of the wicked,
And walk not in the way of evil men.
¹⁵ Avoid it, pass not by it;
Turn from it, and pass on.
¹⁶ For they sleep not, except they do evil;
And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
¹⁷ For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
¹⁸ But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light,
That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
¹⁹ The way of the wicked is as darkness:
They know not at what they stumble.

^20 [a]Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise;
But the companion of fools shall ^[b]smart for it.

^7 [a]Go into the presence of a foolish man,
And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.