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17 Do not celebrate when your enemies fall,
    and do not rejoice when they trip up;
18 Or else the Eternal will know and be upset with you,
    and He will release them from His anger.

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Saying 28

17 Do not gloat(A) when your enemy falls;
    when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(B)
18 or the Lord will see and disapprove
    and turn his wrath away from them.(C)

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28 Do not testify against your neighbor without a reason;
    do not give misleading testimony.
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me!
    I’ll repay him for what he did!”

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28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(A)
    would you use your lips to mislead?
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
    I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(B)

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