My son, don't walk in the way with them. Keep your foot from their path,

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;

who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

that you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won't stumble.

Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men.

When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;

Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding."