(A)The devising[a] of folly is sin,
    and (B)the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

10 If you (C)faint in the day of adversity,
    your strength is small.
11 (D)Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
    hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming

The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

Saying 25

10 If you falter in a time of trouble,
    how small is your strength!(A)
11 Rescue those being led away to death;
    hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(B)

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