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Proverbs 1:8-19

8 My son, listen to your father's discipline, and do not neglect your mother's teachings,

8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

9 because discipline and teachings are a graceful garland on your head and a [golden] chain around your neck.

9 They are a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.

10 My son, if sinners lure you, do not go along.

10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.

11 If they say, "Come with us. Let's set an ambush to kill someone. Let's hide to ambush innocent people for fun.

11 If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;

12 We'll swallow them alive like the grave, like those in good health who go into the pit.

12 let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;

13 We'll find all kinds of valuable possessions. We'll fill our homes with stolen goods.

13 we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;

14 Join us. We'll split the loot equally."

14 cast lots with us; we will all share the loot”—

15 My son, do not follow them in their way. Do not even set foot on their path,

15 my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;

16 because they rush to do evil and hurry to shed blood.

16 for their feet rush into evil, they are swift to shed blood.

17 It does no good to spread a net within the sight of any bird.

17 How useless to spread a net where every bird can see it!

18 But these people set an ambush for their own murder. They go into hiding only to lose their lives.

18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!

19 This is what happens to everyone who is greedy for unjust gain. Greed takes away his life.

19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the life of those who get it.