The Call of Wisdom
At the openings of the gates in the city
She speaks her words:
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American Standard Version
And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.
Amplified® Bible
But [when these men set a trap for others] they are lying in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.
Contemporary English Version
They gang up to murder someone, but they are the victims.
Darby English Version
And these lay wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.
Good News Bible
but people like that are setting a trap for themselves, a trap in which they will die.
King James Version
And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
New American Standard Bible
But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
New International Version
These men lie in wait for their own blood;
they waylay only themselves!
New King James Version
But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
Revised Standard Version
but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they set an ambush for their own lives.
Young's Literal Translation
And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.
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