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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues;
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(A)

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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked;
    but those who keep the law contend with them.
Evil men don’t understand justice;
    but those who seek Yahweh understand it fully.

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Those who forsake the law praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law struggle against them.(A)
The evil do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(B)

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10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,
    he will fall into his own trap;
    but the blameless will inherit good.

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10 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways
    will fall into pits of their own making,
    but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.(A)

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18 Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe;
    but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

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18 One who walks in integrity will be safe,
    but whoever follows crooked ways will fall into the Pit.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28.18 Syr: Heb fall all at once