¹⁰ Let the wicked fall together into their own nets, While I pass by.

⁸ Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

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

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.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way.

¹⁵ Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

⁷ But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

⁸ Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

⁹ As for the head of those who surround me, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

⁸ A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked takes his place.