Proverbs 28:17

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

A man that doeth violence to (or else, that is oppressed-burdened with) the blood of (any) person (Hebrew, a soul; ) shall flee to the pit - lashed by the scourges of conscience (). He shall, like Cain, wander to and fro, until, wearied of life, he casts himself into dangers.

Let no man stay him. This is an exception to , on the ground stated in ; . Maurer translates, 'fearing lest men apprehend him.' But the Hebrew negative, al, expresses best a prohibition.