6. He shall turn his soul to a parable and to its interpretation, to the words of the wise and their enigmas.
7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The foolish despise wisdom as well as doctrine.
8. Listen, my son, to the discipline of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother,
9. so that grace may be added to your head and a collar to your neck.
10. My son, if sinners should entice you, do not consent to them.
11. If they should say: "Come with us. We will lie in wait for blood. We will lay traps against the innocent, without cause.
12. Let us swallow him alive, like Hell, and whole, like one descending into the pit.
13. We will discover every precious substance. We will fill our houses with spoils.
14. Cast your lot with us. One purse will be for us all."
15. My son, do not walk with them. Preclude your feet from their paths.
16. For their feet rush to evil, and they hurry to shed blood.