They are so, that is, in their contents and their aim. To the righteous are ascribed מַֽחֲשָׁבוֹת, namely, simple and clear; to the godless, תַּחְבֻּוֹת, carefully thought out, prudently thought through schemes and measures, but on that very account not simple, because with a tendency; for the righteous have an objective rule, namely, that which is right in the sight of God and of men, but the godless have only a selfish purpose, which they seek to attain by deceiving, and at the cost of, their neighbour.