¹⁰ My son, if sinners lure you,
do not go along with them.
¹¹ If they say,
“Come with us.
Let’s lie in wait to shed blood.
Let’s hide and ambush an innocent person for no reason.
¹² We will swallow them alive like the grave.
We will swallow them whole
    like those who go down to the pit.
¹³ We will find all kinds of wealth and treasure.
    We will fill our houses with loot.
¹⁴ Cast your lot with us.
    We will all share one bag of money.”
¹⁵ My son, do not walk along the road with them.
Do not set foot on their path,
¹⁶     because their feet run to do evil,
    and they hurry to shed blood.
¹⁷ How useless to spread a net in the sight of any bird!
¹⁸ Yet they set up an ambush for their own blood.
They hide in ambush to take their own lives.
¹⁹ This is where the path leads for everyone
    who is greedy for stolen property:
It takes away the life of those who possess it.

²⁹ A violent man entices his neighbor.
He leads him on a way that is not good.

²⁶ A righteous person who is swayed by the wicked
is a muddied spring or a polluted fountain.

³ A stone is heavy and sand is a burden,
but aggravation from a stubborn fool is heavier than both.