Devise not evil against thy neighbor,\par\tab Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
In whose heart is perverseness,\par\tab Who deviseth evil continually,\par\tab Who soweth discord.
A heart that deviseth wicked purposes,\par\tab Feet that are swift in running to mischief,
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul;\par\tab The mighty gather themselves together against me:\par\tab Not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him:\par\tab He hath profaned his covenant.
For they speak not peace;\par\tab But they devise deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.
Do they not err that devise evil?\par\tab But mercy and truth {\i shall be to} them that devise good.
and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.\par
and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.