1 And now I say unto you, my sons, “love righteousness and walk in it; for the paths of righteousness are worth our acceptance, but the paths of unrighteousness shall suddenly be destroyed and vanish.
2 “And to certain men of a generation shall the paths of violence and of death be revealed, and they shall hold themselves far from them, and shall not follow them.”
3 And now I say unto you the righteous, “Do not walk in the paths of wickedness, nor in the paths of death, and do not draw near to them, lest you be destroyed.
4 “But seek and choose for yourselves righteousness and an elect life, and walk in the paths of peace, and you shall live and prosper.
5 “And hold fast my words in the thoughts of your hearts, and do not allow them to be erased from your hearts; for I know that sinners will tempt men to evilly entreat wisdom, so that no place may be found for her, and no manner of temptation may diminish.”
6 Woe to those who build unrighteousness and oppression, and lay deceit as a foundation; for they shall be suddenly overthrown, and they shall have no peace.
7 Woe to those who build their houses with sin; for from all their foundations they shall be overthrown, and by the sword they shall fall. And those who acquire gold and silver in judgment shall suddenly perish.
8 Woe to you, you rich, for you have trusted in your riches, and by your riches you shall stray, because you have not remembered the Most High in the days of your riches.
9 You have committed blasphemy and unrighteousness, and have become ready for the day of slaughter, and the day of darkness and the Day of the great judgment.
10 Thus I speak and declare unto you, “He who has created you will overthrow you, and for your fall there shall be no compassion, and your Creator will rejoice at your destruction.
11 “And your righteous ones in those days shall be a rebuke to the sinners and the wicked.”