10.My son, if sinful men entice you,do not give in to them.11.If they say, “Come along with us;let’s lie in wait for innocent blood,let’s ambush some harmless soul;12.let’s swallow them alive, like the grave,and whole, like those who go down to the pit;13.we will get all sorts of valuable thingsand fill our houses with plunder;14.cast lots with us;we will all share the loot”—15.my son, do not go along with them,do not set foot on their paths;16.for their feet rush into evil,they are swift to shed blood.17.How useless to spread a netwhere every bird can see it!18.These men lie in wait for their own blood;they ambush only themselves!19.Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;it takes away the life of those who get it.
Focus on God's Presence
Jesus, protect me from greed. I know that no deed is hidden from you. Amen.