He who digsa pitwill fallinto it, And he who rollsa stone,it will comebackon him.
So they hangedHamanon the gallowswhichhe had preparedfor Mordecai,and the king'sangersubsided.
But when it cameto the king'sattention,he commandedby letterthat his wickedschemewhichhe had devisedagainstthe Jews,should returnon his own headand that he and his sonsshould be hangedon the gallows.
In pridethe wickedhotlypursuethe afflicted;Let them be caughtin the plotswhichthey have devised.
They have prepareda netfor my steps;My soulis boweddown;They duga pitbeforeme; They [themselves] have falleninto the midstof it. Selah.
The nationshave sunkdownin the pitwhich they have made;In the netwhichthey hid,their own foothas been caught.
He who leadsthe uprightastrayin an evilwayWill himselffallinto his own pit,But the blamelesswill inheritgood.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
He who digsa pitmay fallinto it, and a serpentmay bitehim who breaksthrougha wall.
Woeto the wicked![It will go] badly[with him], For whathe deserveswill be doneto him.
For Jerusalemhas stumbledand Judahhas fallen,Becausetheir speechand their actionsare againstthe LORD,To rebelagainst His gloriouspresence.
