A manwho wandersfrom the wayof understandingWill restin the assemblyof the dead.
But as for those who turnasideto their crookedways,The LORDwill leadthem away with the doersof iniquity.Peacebe upon Israel.
As sheepthey are appointedfor Sheol;Deathshall be their shepherd;And the uprightshall ruleover them in the morning,And their formshall be for Sheolto consumeSothat they have nohabitation.
He whois steadfastin righteousness[will attain] to life,And he who pursuesevil[will bring about] his own death.
He who walkswith wisemenwill be wise,But the companionof foolswill sufferharm.
He who keepsthe commandmentkeepshis soul,[But] he who is carelessof conductwill die.
From those who leavethe pathsof uprightnessTo walkin the waysof darkness;
He will diefor lackof instruction,And in the greatnessof his follyhe will goastray.
But he does not knowthat the deadare there,[That] her guestsare in the depthsof Sheol.
"But when a righteousmanturnsawayfrom his righteousness,commitsiniquityand doesaccording to allthe abominationsthat a wickedmandoes,will he live?Allhis righteousdeedswhichhe has donewill not be rememberedfor his treacherywhichhe has committedand his sinwhichhe has committed;for them he will die.
And those who have turnedbackfrom followingthe LORD,And those whohave not soughtthe LORDor inquiredof Him."
And you were deadin your trespassesand sins,
BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONESHALL LIVEBY FAITH;AND IFHE SHRINKS BACK,MY SOULHASNOPLEASUREIN HIM.
They wentout from us, but they were not [really] of us; for ifthey had beenof us, they would have remainedwith us; but [they went out], sothat it would be shownthat they allare not of us.
These are the menwho are hidden reefsin your love feastswhen they feastwith you without fear,caringfor themselves;cloudswithout water,carried alongby winds;autumntreeswithout fruit,doublydead,uprooted;
