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16 for a just man falls seven times and rises up again,
    but the wicked will fall into mischief.

Saying Twenty-Eight

17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
    and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him,
    and He turn away His wrath from him.

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16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
    but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(A)

Saying 28

17 Do not gloat(B) when your enemy falls;
    when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(C)
18 or the Lord will see and disapprove
    and turn his wrath away from them.(D)

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