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General Information:
These verses continue the "thirty sayings" (Proverbs 22:20).
your enemy falls
"something bad happens to your enemy"
let not your heart be glad
This is a strong command. The word "heart" represents the person. AT: "do not allow yourself to be glad" or "stop yourself from being glad" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
turn away his wrath from him
The words "turn away his wrath" are an idiom for no longer being angry. What Yahweh would do instead can be made explicit. AT: "stop being angry with him and be angry with you instead" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)