^8 (A)He who digs a pit will fall into it,
And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.

¹² Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
^(A)Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He ^(B)comes and rains righteousness on you.

^13 (C)You have plowed wickedness;
You have reaped iniquity.
You have eaten the fruit of lies,
Because you trusted in your own way,
In the multitude of your mighty men.

⁸ He who sows iniquity will reap ^(A)sorrow,^[a]
And the rod of his anger will fail.

^5 (A)Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
⁶ He who continually goes ^[a]forth weeping,
Bearing ^[b]seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again ^[c]with ^(B)rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.

^6 (A)Their webs will not become garments,
Nor will they cover themselves with their works;
Their works are works of iniquity,
And the act of violence is in their hands.
^7 (B)Their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed ^(C)innocent blood;
^(D)Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity;
Wasting and ^(E)destruction are in their paths.
⁸ The way of ^(F)peace they have not known,
And there is no justice in their ways;
^(G)They have made themselves crooked paths;
Whoever takes that way shall not know peace.