10Â Listen, my son, accept what I say,
and the years of your life will be many.
11Â I instruct you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.
12Â When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when you run, you will not stumble.
13Â Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard it well, for it is your life.
14Â Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
15Â Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
16Â For they cannot rest until they do evil;
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
17Â They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
