Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked. (Psalm 1:1)
There is no middle road, only the way of the wicked and the way of the righteous.
We can run but we can't hide from it
Of all possible worlds we only got one we gotta ride on it
Whatever we've done
We'll never get far from what we leave behind
(Grateful Dead)
And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, the Magi left for their own country by another road. (Matthew 2:12)
After seeing the Messiah, it is not possible to follow Herod or anyone like him.
You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch. You're a nasty wasty skunk! Your heart is full of unwashed socks, Your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch. The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote: "Stink! Stank! Stunk!"
Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind
Bring me my boots and shoes
You can hang back or fight your best on the front line
Sing a little bit of these workingman blues
(Bob Dylan)
Therefore because you trample on the poor and take from them levies of grain, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not live in them. (Amos 5:11)
God's justice is assured.