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

⁸ Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

²⁷ Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

¹⁰ Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.

⁸⁵ The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

⁷ For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

⁸ Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

²⁰ Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

⁸ He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

⁹ Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

⁹ As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

¹⁰ Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

¹³ That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.

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

² The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

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

¹⁶ The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.

²⁷ Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

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