10  for wisdom will come into your heart,

and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

11  ^hdiscretion will ⁱwatch over you,

understanding will guard you,

20  So you will walk in the way of the good

and keep to the paths of the righteous.

14  ^aDo not enter the path of the wicked,

and do not walk in the way of the evil.

15  Avoid it; do not go on it;

turn away from it and pass on.

16  For they ^bcannot sleep unless they have done wrong;

they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

17  For they eat the bread of wickedness

^cand drink the wine of violence.

18  But ^dthe path of the righteous is like ^ethe light of dawn,

which shines ^fbrighter and brighter until ^gfull day.

19  ^hThe way of the wicked is like deep ⁱdarkness;

they do not know over what they ^jstumble.

20  Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,

but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

28  ^aA dishonest man spreads strife,

and ^ba whisperer ^cseparates close friends.

12  Let a man meet ^ca she-bear robbed of her cubs

^drather than a fool in his folly.

17  ^kA friend loves at all times,

and a brother is born for adversity.

24  A man of many companions may come to ruin,

but ^zthere is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

4  ^fWealth brings many new friends,

^fbut a poor man is deserted by his friend.

6  Many seek the favor of a generous man,¹

and everyone is a friend to a man who gives ⁱgifts.

7  ^jAll a poor man’s brothers hate him;

^khow much more do his friends go far from him!

He pursues them with words, but does not have them.²

19  Whoever ^egoes about slandering reveals secrets;

therefore do not associate with ^fa simple babbler.¹

24  Make no friendship with a man given to anger,

nor go with a wrathful man,

25  lest you learn his ways

and entangle yourself in a snare.

17  Let not your heart ^tenvy sinners,

but continue in ^uthe fear of the Lord all the day.

18  Surely ^vthere is a future,

and your ^whope will not be cut off.

19  Hear, my son, and ^xbe wise,

and ^ydirect your heart in the way.

20  Be not among ^zdrunkards¹

or among ^agluttonous eaters of meat,

21  for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,

and ^bslumber will clothe them with rags.

1  Be not ^uenvious of evil men,

nor desire to be ^vwith them,

2  for their hearts ^wdevise violence,

and their lips ^xtalk of trouble.