The Blameless One knows where sinners live. And he destroys them.

义人思想恶人的家，知道恶人倾倒，必致灭亡。

公义的上帝鉴察恶人的家，他倾覆恶人，以致灭亡。

公义的神鉴察恶人的家，他倾覆恶人，以致灭亡。

公义的上帝鉴察恶人的家，祂必使他们灭亡。

公义的神留意恶人的家，使恶人在祸患中毁灭。

公义的那一位明察恶人的家，他使恶人倾覆灭亡。

義人思想惡人的家，知道惡人傾倒，必致滅亡。

公義的上帝鑒察惡人的家，他傾覆惡人，以致滅亡。

公義的神鑒察惡人的家，他傾覆惡人，以致滅亡。

公義的上帝鑒察惡人的家，祂必使他們滅亡。

公義的神留意惡人的家，使惡人在禍患中毀滅。

那公義者處理惡人的家，使惡人敗倒於禍患中。

公義的那一位明察惡人的家，他使惡人傾覆滅亡。

惡人之家、義者度之、知其必覆而亡、

作惡之家、善人識微、知其必亡。

公義之主、鑒察惡人之家、將惡人投於禍患、或作善人觀惡人之家知惡人必陷於禍患

The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.

The Righteous One knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked; he will bring disaster on them.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he brings the wicked to ruin.

The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Bringing the wicked to ruin.

The righteous God wisely considers the house of the wicked, Overthrowing the wicked for their wickedness.

The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, How the wicked are overthrown to their ruin.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; He brings the wicked to ruin.

The righteous[ man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked:[ but God] overthroweth the wicked for[ their] wickedness.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

I saw a mean and sinful person. He was doing well, like a green tree in its own land.But he soon passed away and was gone. Even though I looked for him, I couldn’t find him.

The waters also flooded the world of that time. And so they destroyed the world.By God’s word the heavens and earth of today are being reserved for fire. They are being kept for the day when God will judge. Then ungodly people will be destroyed.

So God will destroy you forever. He will grab you and pluck you from your tent. He will remove you from this life.

“ I destroyed some of you, just as I did Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick that was pulled out of the fire. In spite of that, you still have not returned to me,” announces the Lord.

When trouble comes, sinners are brought down. But godly people seek safety in God even as they die.

I saw that foolish people were having success. But suddenly harm came to their homes.

The houses of sinners will be destroyed. But the tents of honest people will stand firm.

But God was not pleased with most of them. Their bodies were scattered in the desert.

God did not spare angels when they sinned. Instead, he sent them to hell. He chained them up in dark prisons. He will keep them there until he judges them.God did not spare the world’s ungodly people long ago. He brought the flood on them. But Noah preached about the right way to live. God kept him safe. He also saved seven others.God judged the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. He burned them to ashes. He made them an example of what is going to happen to ungodly people.God saved Lot, a man who did what was right. Lot was shocked by the evil conduct of people who didn’t obey God’s laws.That good man lived among them day after day. He saw and heard the evil things they were doing. They were breaking God’s laws. And the godly spirit of Lot was deeply troubled.Since all this is true, then the Lord knows how to save godly people. He knows how to keep them safe in times of testing. The Lord also knows how to keep ungodly people under guard. He will do so until the day they will be judged and punished.

They lean on it, but it falls apart. They hold on to it, but it gives way.

If someone is wise, they will realize that what I’ve said is true. If they have understanding, they will know what it means. The ways of the Lord are right. People who are right with God live the way he wants them to. But those who refuse to obey him trip and fall.

Doing right guards those who are honest. But evil destroys those who are sinful.

You are saying to yourselves,‘ Where is the great man’s house now? Where are the tents where his evil family lived?’Haven’t you ever asked questions of those who travel? Haven’t you paid any attention to their stories?They’ll tell you that sinful people are spared from the day of trouble. They’ll say that those people are saved from the day when God will judge.

Those who do what is right are guided by their honest lives. But those who aren’t faithful are destroyed by their lies.Wealth isn’t worth anything when God judges you. But doing what is right saves you from death.The ways of honest people are made straight because they do what is right. But those who do what is wrong are brought down by their own sins.

“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.They have planned to wipe out many nations. But they have brought shame on their own kingdom. So they must pay with their own lives.The stones in the walls of their homes will cry out. And the wooden beams will echo that cry.“ How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build cities by spilling the blood of others. They establish towns by doing what is wrong.

They are torn away from the safety of their tents. They are marched off to the one who rules over death.Fire races through their tents. Burning sulfur is scattered over their homes.Their roots dry up under them. Their branches dry up above them.No one on earth remembers them. Their names are forgotten in the land.They are driven from light into the place of darkness. They are thrown out of the world.Their family dies out among their people. No one is left where they used to live.What has happened to them shocks the people in the west. It terrifies the people in the east.Now you know what the homes of sinners are like. Those who don’t know God live in places like that.”

So when God destroyed the cities of the valley, he showed concern for Abraham. He brought Lot out safely when he destroyed the cities where Lot had lived.

Let those who are wise pay attention to these things. Let them think about the loving deeds of the Lord.

“ Here’s what God does to sinful people. Here’s what those who are mean receive from the Mighty One.All their children will be killed by swords. They’ll never have enough to eat.A plague will kill those who are left alive. The widows of sinful men won’t even weep over their own children.Sinners might store up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay.But people who do what is right will wear those clothes. People who haven’t done anything wrong will divide up that silver.The house an evil person builds is like a moth’s cocoon. It’s like a hut that’s made by someone on guard duty.Sinful people lie down wealthy, but their wealth is taken away. When they open their eyes, everything is gone.Terrors sweep over them like a flood. A storm takes them away during the night.The east wind carries them off, and they are gone. It sweeps them out of their houses.It blows against them without mercy. They try to escape from its power.It claps its hands and makes fun of them. It hisses them out of their houses.”