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

The godly care about the rights of the poor;
    the wicked don’t care at all.

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

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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.

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

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16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,
    but the godly will live to see their downfall.

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

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

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