Let not a slanderer be established in the earth; Let evil hunt the man of violence speedily.
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Let not a man of slanderous tongue be established in the earth; let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him [let calamity follow his evildoings].
An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Let no slanderer be safe in the land. Let calamity hunt down violent people—and quickly!
Taw Evil does slay the wrong, And those who hate the righteous are guilty.
יהוה has made Himself known, He has done right-ruling; The wrong is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah.
In the transgression of the lips is an evil snare, But the righteous gets out of distress.
Evil pursues sinners, But good is repaid to the righteous.
He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who has a perverse tongue falls into evil.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
A proud look, A lying tongue, And hands shedding innocent blood,
“Woe to the wrong – evil! For the reward of his hand is done to him.