6 Now, all this is an example for us, to warn us not to desire evil things, as they did,
7 nor to worship idols, as some of them did. As the scripture says, “The people sat down to a feast which turned into an orgy of drinking and sex.”
8 We must not be guilty of sexual immorality, as some of them were — and in one day 23,000 of them fell dead.
9 We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did — and they were killed by snakes.
10 We must not complain, as some of them did — and they were destroyed by the Angel of Death.
11 All these things happened to them as examples for others, and they were written down as a warning for us. For we live at a time when the end is about to come.
12 Those who think they are standing firm had better be careful that they do not fall.