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Fools ·don’t care if they sin [L mock a penalty/guilt/reparation offering; Lev. 5:14—6:7],
but ·honest people work at being right [those with integrity/virtue are favored].

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Fools mock sin [but sin mocks the fools],
But among the upright there is good will and the favor and blessing of God.(A)

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13 If you hide your sins, you will not succeed.
If you confess and ·reject [abandon] them, you will receive ·mercy [compassion].

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13 
He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and [a]turns away from his sins will find compassion and mercy.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:13 Lit forsakes.