The righteous one is rescued from trouble; in his place, the wicked one goes in.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.
The [uncompromisingly] righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble; And the wicked cometh in his stead.
The righteous are saved from distress, and the wicked take their place.
The just one is freed from anguish. And the impious one will be handed over instead of him.
The just is delivered out of distress: and the wicked shall be given up for him.
When the wicked person dies, his expectation comes to nothing, and hope placed in wealth , vanishes.
With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbour, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
By rebellious speech an evil person is trapped, but a righteous person escapes from trouble.
The wicked are a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous, for the upright.
Then King Darius wrote to those of every people, nation, and language who live on the whole earth: ‘May your prosperity abound.