because their feet run toward trouble
and they hurry to commit murder.

Because they hated knowledge,
didn’t choose to fear the Lord,

He will die because there is no discipline,
and be lost because of his great stupidity.

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

A worker’s appetite works for him
because his hunger urges him on.

Wine is a mocker, beer is a brawler,
and whoever staggers because of them is not wise.

The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.

Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,

Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked.