1)

Who are "Mesei Shav"?

1.

Malbim: They are people who entice and seduce people away from Avodas Hashem through heretical claims.

2)

Why did he not sit with them?

1.

Radak: It is lest he learn from their bad ways and words.

2.

Mesilas Yesharim (Perek 5): One should purify and clean himself, and avoid commoners sunk in follies of the time.

3)

Who are "Na'alamim"?

1.

Rashi: They are people who enter covert places to do their deeds in darkness.

2.

Radak: They sin in private and are hidden from people.

3.

Malbim: They are people stuck to worldly lusts and pleasures.

4)

Why did he say "Lo Avo"?

1.

Rashi: I do not regularly enter their gatherings [Malbim - lest I learn from their deeds].

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