25 Fear of man will prove to be a snare,

but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

26 Many seek an audience with a ruler,

but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.

27 The righteous detest the dishonest;

the wicked detest the upright.

25 The fear of man lays a snare,

but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.

26 Many seek the face of a ruler,

but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,

but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

25 The fear of man bringeth a snare:

But whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

26 Many seek the ruler’s favour;

But every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just:

And he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

25 Fearing people is a dangerous trap,

but trusting the Lord means safety.

26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,

but justice comes from the Lord.

27 The righteous despise the unjust;

the wicked despise the godly.

25 The fear of man brings a snare,

But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.

26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,

But justice for man comes from the Lord.

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous,

And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

25 Being afraid of people can get you into trouble,

but if you trust the Lord, you will be safe.

26 Many people want to speak to a ruler,

but justice comes only from the Lord.

27 Good people hate those who are dishonest,

and the wicked hate those who are honest.

25 The fear of man bringeth a snare;

But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

26 Many seek the ruler’s favor;

But a man’s judgment cometh from Jehovah.

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous;

And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

25 The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected.

26 Many seek the ruler’s face; but a man’s right judgment is from Jehovah.

27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked man.

25 A person’s fear sets a trap ⸤for him⸥, 

but one who trusts the Lord is safe. 

26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, 

but justice for humanity comes from the Lord. 

27 An unjust person is disgusting to righteous people. 

A decent person is disgusting to wicked people. 

25 The fear of man is a snare,

but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.

26 Many seek a ruler’s favor,

but a man receives justice from the Lord.

27 An unjust man is detestable to the righteous,

and one whose way is upright

is detestable to the wicked.

25 The fear of others lays a snare,

but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.

26 Many seek the favor of a ruler,

but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.

27 The unjust are an abomination to the righteous,

but the upright are an abomination to the wicked.

25 The fear of a person will lay a snare,

but he who trusts in Yahweh will be secure.

26 Many are those who seek the favor of a ruler,

but from Yahweh one obtains justice.

27 A man of injustice is an abomination to the righteous,

but the upright is an abomination to the wicked.

25 If you are afraid of people, it will trap you.

But if you trust in the Lord, he will keep you safe.

26 Many people want to meet a ruler.

But only the Lord sees that people are treated fairly.

27 Those who do what is right hate dishonest people.

Those who do what is wrong hate honest people.