Don’t Join a Gang
8My son, heed the discipline of your father,
And do not forsake the instruction of your mother;
9For they are a graceful wreath upon your head,
A necklace about your throat.
10My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield;
11If they say, “Come with us,
Let us set an ambush to shed blood,
Let us lie in wait for the innocent
(Without cause!)
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Writings: The Third Section of the Jewish Bible
1200 BCE–332 BCE
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