KJV - The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

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.

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.

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