I do not sit with deceitful people, Nor will I go with pretenders.
¶“If I have walked with deception, And my foot has hurried after deceit,
Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
A perverse heart shall leave me; I will know no evil.
Leave me, you evildoers, So that I may comply with the commandments of my God.
I am a companion to all those who fear You, And to those who keep Your precepts.
One who works his land will have plenty of bread, But one who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
One who walks with wise people will be wise, But a companion of fools will suffer harm.
“Abandon your foolishness and live, And proceed in the way of understanding.”
I did not sit in a circle of revelers and celebrate. Because of Your hand upon me I sat alone, For You filled me with indignation.
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
“Therefore, come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord. “And do not touch what is unclean; And I will welcome you.