Proverbs 4:16–18

16 For they cannot rest until they do evil;

they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.

17 They eat the bread of wickedness

and drink the wine of violence.

18 The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,

shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief;

And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,

And drink the wine of violence.

18 But the path of the just is as the shining light,

That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

16 For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day.

They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.

17 They eat the food of wickedness

and drink the wine of violence!

18 The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,

which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.

16 For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;

And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,

And drink the wine of violence.

18 But the path of the just is like the shining sun,

That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.

16 because they cannot sleep until they do evil.

They cannot rest until they harm someone.

17 They feast on wickedness and cruelty

as if they were eating bread and drinking wine.

18 The way of the good person is like the light of dawn,

growing brighter and brighter until full daylight.

16 For they sleep not, except they do evil;

And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,

And drink the wine of violence.

18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light,

That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

16 For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.

16 Wicked people cannot sleep 

unless they do wrong, 

and they are robbed of their sleep 

unless they make someone stumble. 

17 They eat food obtained through wrongdoing 

and drink wine obtained through violence. 

18 But the path of righteous people is like the light of dawn 

that becomes brighter and brighter until it reaches midday. 

16 For they can’t sleep

unless they have done what is evil;

they are robbed of sleep

unless they make someone stumble.

17 They eat the bread of wickedness

and drink the wine of violence.

18 The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,

shining brighter and brighter until midday.

16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;

they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness

and drink the wine of violence.

18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,

which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

16 For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong,

and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.

17 For they ate the bread of wickedness,

and they drank the wine of violence.

18 But the path of the righteous ones is like the light of dawn,

leading and shining until the day is full.

16 Sinners can’t sleep until they do what is evil.

They can’t rest until they make someone fall.

17 They do evil just as easily as they eat food.

They hurt others as easily as they drink wine.

18 The path of those who do what is right is like the first gleam of dawn.

It shines brighter and brighter until the full light of day.

16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil;

And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

17 For they eat the bread of wickedness

And drink the wine of violence.

18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,

That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.