Add parallel Print Page Options

As they calculate how to do evil,
    people brand them troublemakers.
The scheme of a fool gains no acceptance,
    the scoffer is an abomination to the community.
10 [a]Did you fail in a day of adversity,
    did your strength fall short?

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 24:10–12 Excuses for not coming to the aid of one’s neighbor in serious trouble do not suffice before God, who sees through self-serving excuses.