He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
He that keepeth the commandment (namely, of God) keepeth his own soul; (but) he that despiseth his ways (he that is negligent in his ways) shall die. So the Hebrew margin, or Qeri', reads, yaamuwt (H4191). But the Kethibh, or Hebrew text, yumawt (H4191), 'shall be put to death:' the more forcible reading.