He that saith unto the wicked, “Thou art righteous”: him shall the people curse; nations shall abhor him.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;
He who says to the wicked, You are righteous and innocent—peoples will curse him, nations will defy and abhor him.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
Whoever says to the guilty, ‘You are innocent’ – peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
Those who say to the guilty, “You are innocent”— the people will curse them. Nations will condemn them.
He who tells the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, reviled by nations;
If you let the guilty go free, people of all nations will hate and curse you.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them.
The people will turn against a judge who lets the guilty go free. Even the people of other nations will curse him.
A judge must not say to a guilty person, ‘You are not guilty.’ If he does say that, everyone will curse him. People of all nations will say that he is bad.
If anyone says to a guilty person, “You are innocent,” people will curse him. Nations will denounce him.
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right”, will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
·Don’t tell [L Those who say to] the wicked ·that they [L “You…”] are ·innocent [righteous]; people will curse you, and nations will ·hate [despise] you.
He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhor him.
Whoever says to a guilty person, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by people and condemned by nations.
If they pronounce a guilty person innocent, they will be cursed and hated by everyone.
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”— people will curse him, and tribes will denounce him;
Don’t say that the wicked have done right. People will curse you, and nations will hate you.
Whoever says to the wicked, “You’re in the right,” will be cursed by people and hated by nations.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the peoples curse, nations shall abhor him:
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Peoples will curse him, nations will be indignant with him;
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are righteous,” the people will curse him; the nations will abhor him.
He who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” shall be cursed by many people of many nations;
Whoever whitewashes the wicked gets a black mark in the history books, But whoever exposes the wicked will be thanked and rewarded.
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” him the people will curse; nations will abhor him.
Whoever says to a guilty person, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by people and condemned by nations.
Whoever says to the guilty party, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by nations, scorned by peoples;
One who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Peoples will curse him, nations will scold him;
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
Don’t tell the wicked that they are innocent; people will curse you, and nations will hate you.
The one who says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
A curse will fall on those who say the guilty are not guilty. Nations will ask for bad things to happen to them. People will speak against them.
Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
whoever says to the guilty, ‘You are innocent,’ will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Him the people will curse; Nations will abhor him.
He who says to the sinful, “You are right and good,” will be spoken against by people and hated by nations.
A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.
Whoever says to the wicked, ‘You are innocent’, will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;
Whoever says to the wicked, ‘You are innocent’, will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;
Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
He that saith unto the rashah, Thou are tzaddik, him shall the people curse, nations shall detest him;
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous”, the people shall curse him. And the multitude shall abhor him.
He who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;
He who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;
Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent,” people curse him and nations revile him.
When a judge says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” he will be cursed by all people; he will be hated by nations.
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
Peoples shall curse them that say to a wicked man, Thou art just; and lineages shall hold them abominable. (The peoples, or the nations, shall curse those who say to a wicked person, Thou art righteous; and the tribes, or all the people, shall hold them as abominable.)
Whoso is saying to the wicked, `Thou [art] righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him.
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