8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and cast not off the teaching of thy mother;
9 For a wreath of grace are they unto thy head, and chains for thy throat.
10 My son, if sinners wish to entice thee, consent thou not.
11 If they should say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us watch in concealment for the uselessly innocent;
12 We will swallow them up like the grave alive; and the men of integrity, as those that go down into the pit;
13 We shall find all kinds of precious wealth, we will fill our houses with booty;
14 Thy lot must thou cast in our midst; one purse shall be for us all:
15 My son, walk not thou on the way with them; withhold thy foot from their path;
16 For their feet run after evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
17 For uselessly is the net spread out before the eyes of every winged bird:
18 While they lie in wait for their own blood; they watch in concealment for their own lives.
19 So are the paths of every one that is greedy after unlawful gain; it taketh away the life of those that own it.