^14 (A)Do not enter the path of wicked men
And do not step into the way of evil men.
¹⁵ Avoid it, do not pass by it;
^(B)Stray from it and pass on.
¹⁶ For they ^(C)do not sleep unless they do evil;
And ^[a]they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
¹⁷ For they ^(D)eat the bread of wickedness
And drink the wine of violence.
¹⁸ But the ^(E)path of the righteous is like the ^(F)light of dawn,
That ^(G)shines brighter and brighter until the ^(H)fullness of day.
¹⁹ The ^(I)way of the wicked is like thick darkness;
They do not know over what they ^[b](J)stumble.

^20 (A)He who walks with the wise will be wise,
But the friend of fools will suffer harm.

²⁸ A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close companions.

¹² Let a ^(A)man meet a ^(B)bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

¹⁷ A ^(A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

²⁴ A man of too many friends comes to ^[a]ruin,
But there is ^(A)a ^[b]friend who sticks closer than a brother.