6 Now, all of 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 twenty-three thousand 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 If you think you are standing firm you had better be careful that you do not fall.