²⁷ He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

¹⁰ So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

¹⁵ He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.

¹⁶ His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah

¹⁵ The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

¹⁶ Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah

¹¹ An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

² In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.