“Crooked minds are an abomination to Yahweh.
But those of blameless ways are his delight.
Be assured!
The wicked will not go unpunished.
But those who are righteous will escape.
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
Is a beautiful woman
Without good sense.
The desire of the righteous
Ends only in good.
The expectation of the wicked
Ends in wrath.”
Yahweh does not like crooked minds. He delights in the blameless ones. You should not worry because the wicked will not go unpunished. The righteous, however, will escape punishment. A beautiful woman without any sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s nose. This simile is doubly stark because of the distaste of pigs and pork in the Middle East culture. The righteous will have their desires fulfilled, but the expectations of the wicked will end in disaster.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 