whose paths are morally crooked, and who are devious in their ways;

Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

for one who goes astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “You have rejected this message; you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick, and rely on that kind of behavior.