² When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,^(A)
my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.^(B)

¹⁶ Though a righteous person falls seven times,
he will get up,^(A)
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.^(B)

⁸ For Jerusalem has stumbled
and Judah has fallen
because they have spoken and acted against the Lord,^(A)
defying his glorious presence.^(B)

¹⁵ Many will stumble over these;^(A)
they will fall and be broken;
they will be snared and captured.

³ Egyptians are men, not God;
their horses are flesh, not spirit.
When the Lord raises his hand to strike,
the helper will stumble
and the one who is helped will fall;
both will perish together.