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Evil people are trapped by their own ·sin [offenses],
but ·good [righteous] people can sing and be happy.

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By wrongdoing an evil person is (A)ensnared,
But the righteous (B)sings and rejoices.

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10 Murderers hate an ·honest [innocent; blameless] person
and ·try to kill [L seek the life of] ·those who do right [the virtuous].

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10 People of (A)bloodshed hate the blameless person,
But the upright [a]are concerned for his life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:10 Lit seek his soul

27 ·Good [Righteous] people ·hate [detest] ·those who are dishonest [the unjust],
and the wicked ·hate [detest] ·those who are honest [L the straight path].

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27 An (A)unjust person is an abomination to the righteous,
And one who is (B)upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

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