13. we shall find all precious goods,we shall fill our houses with plunder;
14. throw in your lot among us;we will all have one purse”—
15. my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths,
16. for their feet run to evil,and they make haste to shed blood.
17. For in vain is a net spreadin the sight of any bird,
18. but these men lie in wait for their own blood;they set an ambush for their own lives.
19. Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.
20. Wisdom cries aloud in the street,in the markets she raises her voice;
21. at the head of the noisy streets she cries out;at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
22. “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?How long will scoffers delight in their scoffingand fools hate knowledge?
23. If you turn at my reproof,behold, I will pour out my spirit to you;I will make my words known to you.
24. Because I have called and you refused to listen,have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25. because you have ignored all my counseland would have none of my reproof,
26. I also will laugh at your calamity;I will mock when terror strikes you,