Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 8:36

"But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death." — Proverbs 8:36 (ASV)

He that sinneth against me.— Rather, He that misses me does not find me. So in Greek, sin (ἁμαρτία) is a “missing” of the true object of life.