15. My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,
16. For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.
17. Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
18. But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
19. So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.
20. Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square;
21. At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings:
22. "How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
23. "Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you.
24. "Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
25. And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof;
26. I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,