10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

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10 Let the wicked fall(A) into their own nets,
    while I pass by in safety.(B)

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Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

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may ruin overtake them by surprise—(A)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,(B) to their ruin.

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As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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Those who surround me proudly rear their heads;
    may the mischief of their lips engulf them.(A)

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But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

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But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
He will turn their own tongues against them(A)
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads(B) in scorn.(C)

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14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

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14 The wicked draw the sword(A)
    and bend the bow(B)
to bring down the poor and needy,(C)
    to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,(D)
    and their bows will be broken.(E)

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10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

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10 So they impaled(A) Haman(B) on the pole(C) he had set up for Mordecai.(D) Then the king’s fury subsided.(E)

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15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.

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15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(A) they have made.(B)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

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The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

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The righteous person is rescued from trouble,
    and it falls on the wicked instead.(A)

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