¹⁰ My son, if sinful men entice^(E) you,
    do not give in^(F) to them.^(G)
11 If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait^(H) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;
¹² let’s swallow^(I) them alive, like the grave,
    and whole, like those who go down to the pit;^(J)
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things
    and fill our houses with plunder;
¹⁴ cast lots with us;
    we will all share the loot^(K)”—
¹⁵ my son, do not go along with them,
    do not set foot^(L) on their paths;^(M)
16 for their feet rush into evil,^(N)
    they are swift to shed blood.^(O)
17 How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!
¹⁸ These men lie in wait^(P) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!^(Q)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.^(R)

²⁴ One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

²⁵ A generous^(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.^(B)

²⁶ People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

²⁷ Whoever seeks good finds favor,
    but evil comes to one who searches for it.^(C)

²⁸ Those who trust in their riches will fall,^(D)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.^(E)

¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,^(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.^(B)