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

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An evil person is caught by sin,(A)
but the righteous one sings and rejoices.(B)

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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 Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,(A)
but the upright care about him.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 29:10 Or person, and seek the life of the upright

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

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27 An unjust person is detestable to the righteous,
and one whose way is upright
is detestable to the wicked.(A)

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