Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
All Commentaries on Proverbs 1:17 Go To Proverbs 1
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Wings. If thou attend, therefore, to my instructions, their arts will be vain. (Ven. Bede)
They unjustly seek to deceive the pious. (Calmet)
Watchfulness will be the best protection against them. (Worthington)