He made a pit and dug it out, And has fallen into the ditch [which] he made.

His trouble shall return upon his own head, And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.

Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.

The wicked have drawn the sword And have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay those who are of upright conduct.

Their sword shall enter their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.

But God shall shoot at them [with] an arrow; Suddenly they shall be wounded.

So He will make them stumble over their own tongue; All who see them shall flee away.

"[As for] the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them;

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath subsided.

The righteous is delivered from trouble, And it comes to the wicked instead.