because they rush to do evil and hurry to shed blood.
Their feet run to do evil. They hurry to shed innocent blood. Their plans are evil. Ruin and destruction are on their highways.
a mind devising wicked plans, feet that are quick to do wrong,
Wicked people cannot sleep unless they do wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep unless they make someone stumble.
But if what we do wrong shows that God is fair, what should we say? Is God unfair when he vents his anger on us? (I’m arguing the way humans would.)
Saul tried to nail David to the wall with his spear. But David dodged it, and Saul’s spear struck the wall. David fled, escaping ⌞from Saul⌟ that night.
It does no good to spread a net within the sight of any bird.
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people,
The words of wicked people are a deadly ambush, but the words of decent people rescue.
Let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and say that a wild animal has eaten him. Then we’ll see what happens to his dreams.”
