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A gever that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a reshet (net) for his feet.

By peysha (transgression) an ish rah is snared, but the tzaddik doth sing and have simchah.

The tzaddik considereth the cause of the dalim, but the rasha (wicked) doeth not understand such da’as (knowledge).

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Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(A)

Evildoers are snared by their own sin,(B)
    but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(C)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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