“The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight.
But the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright saves them.
But the treacherous are taken captive by their schemes.
When the wicked die,
Their hope perishes.
The expectation of the godless comes to nothing.
The righteous are delivered from trouble.
The wicked gets into trouble instead.
With their mouths
The godless would destroy their neighbors.
But by knowledge
The righteous are delivered.”
The blameless keep the straight ways because of their righteousness. The wicked fall by their own wickedness. The upright are saved because of their righteousness, while the treacherous fall captive to their own schemes. When the wicked die, all their hopes perish, since the expectations of the godless come to nothing. While the righteous are delivered from trouble, the wicked get into trouble. The godless destroy their neighbors with their mouths, but the righteous are saved by their knowledge.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 