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An evil man is snared by his sin,
    but the righteous can sing and be glad.

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Evil people are trapped by sin,
    but the righteous escape, shouting for joy.

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Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(A)
    but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

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10 The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity;
    and they seek the life of the upright.

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10 The bloodthirsty hate blameless people,
    but the upright seek to help them.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 29:10 Or The bloodthirsty hate blameless people, / and they seek to kill the upright; Hebrew reads The bloodthirsty hate blameless people; / as for the upright, they seek their life.

10 The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity
    and seek to kill the upright.(A)

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27 A dishonest man detests the righteous,
    and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

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27 The righteous despise the unjust;
    the wicked despise the godly.

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27 The righteous detest the dishonest;
    the wicked detest the upright.(A)

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