But they liein waitfor their own blood;They ambushtheir own lives.
The LORDhas madeHimself known;He has executedjudgment.In the workof his own handsthe wickedis snared.HiggaionSelah.
So they hangedHamanon the gallowswhichhe had preparedfor Mordecai,and the king'sangersubsided.
A manwho is ladenwith the guilt of humanbloodWill be a fugitiveuntildeath;let noone supporthim.
But You, O God,will bringthem downto the pitof destruction;Menof bloodshedand deceitwill not liveout halftheir days.But I will trustin You.
But becauseof your stubbornnessand unrepentantheartyou are storingup wrathfor yourselfin the dayof wrathand revelationof the righteous judgmentof God,
Ifthey say,"Comewith us, Let us liein waitfor blood,Let us ambushthe innocentwithoutcause;
Indeed,it is uselessto spreadthe [baited] netIn the sightof anybird;
He whois steadfastin righteousness[will attain] to life,And he who pursuesevil[will bring about] his own death.
The righteousnessof the blamelesswill smoothhis way,But the wickedwill fallby his own wickedness.
