15. My son, don’t go on the path with them;keep your feet from their way,
16. because their feet run to evil;they hurry to spill blood.
17. It’s useless to cast a netin the sight of a bird.
18. But these sinners set up a deadly ambush;they lie in wait for their own lives.
19. These are the ways of all who seek unjust gain;it costs them their lives.
20. Wisdom shouts in the street;in the public square she raises her voice.
21. Above the noisy crowd, she calls out.At the entrances of the city gates, she has her say:
22. "How long will you clueless people love your naïveté, mockers hold their mocking dear,and fools hate knowledge?
23. You should respond when I correct you.Look, I’ll pour out my spirit on you.I’ll reveal my words to you.