But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].

For length of days and years of life [worth living]
And tranquility and prosperity [the wholeness of life’s blessings] they will add to you.

These six things the Lord hates;
Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:

So that your trust and reliance and confidence may be in the Lord,
I have taught these things to you today, even to you.

These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.

These are also the proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied: