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

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(B)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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The wicked are snared by their own sin;[a]
    the righteous sing and rejoice.
The righteous know the rights of the poor,
    but the wicked don’t understand.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:6 Tg, Syr; MT In the sin of an evil man is a snare

In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

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

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10 Murderous people hate the innocent,
    and they seek the lives of the virtuous.

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10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

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16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,
    but the righteous will see their downfall.(A)

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16 When the wicked become numerous, so do crimes;
    the righteous will see their downfall.

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16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

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

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27 The unjust person is disgusting to the righteous;
    the straight path is disgusting to the wicked.

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27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

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