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He who plans to do evil for[a] himself,
    they will call him “master[b] of mischief.”
Devising folly is a sin,
    and an abomination to humankind is a scoffer.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:8 Or “to”
  2. Proverbs 24:8 Or “owner”

Those who plot evil
    will be called master schemers.
The scheming of fools is sin;
    people detest mockers.

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Saying 24

Whoever plots evil
    will be known as a schemer.
The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

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