Proverbs 1:13-20 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

13. All kinds of precious wealth shall we gain,we shall fill our houses with booty;

14. Cast in your lot with us,we shall all have one purse!”

15. My son, do not walk in the way with them,hold back your foot from their path!

16. [For their feet run to evil,they hasten to shed blood.]

17. In vain a net is spreadright under the eyes of any bird—

18. They lie in wait for their own blood,they set a trap for their own lives.

19. This is the way of everyone greedy for loot:it takes away their lives.

20. Wisdom cries aloud in the street,in the open squares she raises her voice;

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