¹⁸ But these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

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

¹⁴ Behold, he travails with iniquity; Yes, he has conceived mischief, And brought forth falsehood.

¹⁵ He has dug a hole, And has fallen into the pit which he made.

¹⁶ The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.

¹⁶ Yahweh has made himself known. He has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.

²³ But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, But I will trust in you.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

¹⁷ "Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant."

¹⁸ But he doesn't know that the dead are there, That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

¹⁷ A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; No one will support him.

⁴ saying, "I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You see to it."

⁵ He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.