ASV: The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
BBE: The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.
DBY: The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.
KJV: The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
JPS: The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; and the faithless cometh in the stead of the upright.
WBS: The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
WEB: The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.
YLT: The wicked 'is' an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.
