⁴ I do not sit^(A) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.^(B)

¹⁷ I never sat^(A) in the company of revelers,
    never made merry with them;
I sat alone because your hand^(B) was on me
    and you had filled me with indignation.

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

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

¹¹ Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.^(A)