They search out iniquities; they
accomplish a diligent search: both the inward [thought] of every one [of
them], and the heart, [is] deep.
BSB
They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.
WEB
They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.
YLT
They search out perverse things, ‘We perfected a searching search,’ And the inward part of man, and the heart are deep.
F.O.G Original
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F.O.G MSG
⁶They devise their wicked plans with great cunning,
saying, “We have the perfect scheme!”
Truly, the human heart and minda are beyond understanding.
Footnotes:
⁶ᵃ Human heart and mind: The Hebrew emphasizes the unfathomable depth of human capacity for both evil scheming and self-deception, contrasting with God’s perfect knowledge and justice.