Sirach 8:15-17

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Don’t walk on the road
with reckless people,
        or you will bear
        the weight of your mistakes.
    They will walk wherever they want,
        and you will be destroyed
        because of their foolishness.
¹⁶ Don’t get in a fight
with hot-tempered people,
    and don’t travel through the desert
    with them,
        because spilling blood is nothing to them,
        and where there’s no one to help,
        they will strike you down.
¹⁷ Don’t consult with fools,
    because they can’t keep a secret.