But they liein waitfor their own blood;They ambushtheir own lives.
So they hangedHamanon the gallowswhichhe had preparedfor Mordecai,and the king'sangersubsided.
But You, O God,will bringthem downto the pitof destruction;Menof bloodshedand deceitwill not liveout halftheir days.But I will trustin You.
The LORDhas madeHimself known;He has executedjudgment.In the workof his own handsthe wickedis snared.HiggaionSelah.
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.
A manwho is ladenwith the guilt of humanbloodWill be a fugitiveuntildeath;let noone supporthim.
But becauseof your stubbornnessand unrepentantheartyou are storingup wrathfor yourselfin the dayof wrathand revelationof the righteous judgmentof God,
