27 ²² Whoever winks his eye plans evil deeds,
and no one can keep him from them.
27 ²³ In your presence his mouth is all sweetness,
and he admires your words;
but later he will twist his speech
and with your own words he will give offence.
27 ²⁴ I have hated many things, but none to be compared to him;
even the Lord will hate him.
27 ²⁵ Whoever throws a stone straight up throws it on his own head;
and a treacherous blow opens up wounds.
27 ²⁶ He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and he who sets a snare will be caught in it.
27 ²⁷ If a man does evil, it will roll back upon him,
and he will not know where it came from.
27 ²⁸ Mockery and abuse issue from the proud man,
but vengeance lies in wait for him like a lion.
27 ²⁹ Those who rejoice in the fall of the godly will be caught in a snare,
and pain will consume them before their death.