⁵ The arrogant have hidden a snare^(A) for me;
    they have spread out the cords of their net^(B)
    and have set traps^(C) for me along my path.

⁹ Keep me safe^(A) from the traps set by evildoers,^(B)
    from the snares^(C) they have laid for me.

¹⁰ Let the wicked fall^(A) into their own nets,
    while I pass by in safety.^(B)

¹⁷ How useless to spread a net
    where every bird can see it!

As fish are caught in a cruel net,
    or birds are taken in a snare,
so people are trapped by evil times^(A)
    that fall unexpectedly upon them.^(B)