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Fools mock at the guilt offering,[a]
    but the upright enjoy God’s favor.
10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no stranger shares its joy.
11 The house of the wicked is destroyed,
    but the tent of the upright flourishes.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:9 Meaning of Heb uncertain

Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.

10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.

11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed,(A)
    but the tent of the upright will flourish.(B)

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