17:8 Upright men are appalled 1 at this;
the innocent man is troubled 2 with the godless.
1 tn This verb שָׁמַם (shamam, “appalled”) is the one found in Isa 52:14, translated there “astonished.”
2 tn The verb means “to rouse oneself to excitement.” It naturally means “to be agitated; to be stirred up.”