“The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.”
Deliverance: The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. The righteous is snatched from trouble (nimlet tzaddiq); the wicked falls into it. This reflects the pattern throughout Proverbs: while both righteous and wicked face life's challenges, the righteous is protected and the wicked is destroyed. Divine justice works to preserve the righteous.
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