5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,

but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward:

He that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

5 Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road;

whoever values life will avoid it.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;

He who guards his soul will be far from them.

5 Evil people’s lives are like paths covered with thorns and traps.

People who guard themselves don’t have such problems.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse:

He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

5 A devious person has thorns and traps ahead of him. 

Whoever guards himself will stay far away from them. 

5 There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;

the one who guards himself stays far from them.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;

the cautious will keep far from them.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;

he who guards himself will keep away from them.

5 Thorns and traps lie in the paths of evil people.

But those who guard themselves stay far away from them.

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse;

He who guards himself will be far from them.