Bible in Basic English
"For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life."
— Proverbs 1:16, Bible in Basic English
“for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.”
Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth;
Take your chance with us, and we will all have one money-bag:
My son, do not go with them; keep your feet from their ways:
For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.
Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.
Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.