6 Leave your simple ways and you will live;

walk in the way of insight.”

6 Leave your simple ways, and live,

and walk in the way of insight.”

6 Forsake the foolish, and live;

And go in the way of understanding.

6 Leave your simple ways behind, and begin to live;

learn to use good judgment.”

6 Forsake foolishness and live,

And go in the way of understanding.

6 Stop your foolish ways, and you will live;

take the road of understanding.

6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live;

And walk in the way of understanding.

6 Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

6 Stop being gullible and live. 

Start traveling the road to understanding.” 

6 Leave inexperience behind, and you will live;

pursue the way of understanding.

6 Lay aside immaturity, and live,

and walk in the way of insight.”

6 Lay aside simplicity and live;

walk in the way of understanding.”

6 Leave your childish ways and you will live.

Walk in the way that leads to understanding.