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The words of wicked people are an ambush waiting for bloodshed
The deceitful things that wicked people say in order to harm other people are spoken of as if their words are waiting to kill someone by surprise. Alternate translation: "The deceitful things wicked people say are like a person waiting to murder someone by surprise" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
the words of the upright keep them safe
"advice from the upright keeps people safe"
the upright
This refers to upright persons in general. This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "upright persons" or "righteous persons" or "honest persons" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj)